Legal Clerk Citations
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEGAL CLERK AT DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE (DSO) WEST DETACHMENT BREMERTON FROM JUNE 2020 TO JULY 2021. PETTY OFFICER CUNNINGHAM'S UNMATCHED INITIATIVE AND ZEALOUS DILIGENCE RESULTED IN THE COMPLETION OF 47 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS BOARDS, 14 CONTESTED COURTS MARTIAL CASES, 11 GUILTY PLEAS, AND 187 CLIENT AND WITNESS INTERVIEWS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DISPLAYING UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE WEST'S MISSION, SHE ENSURED THAT 237 SAILORS, MARINES, AND COASTGUARDSMEN RECEIVED PERSONAL REPRESENTATION FROM THE ATTORNEYS AT DSO WEST. FURTHER, AS DSO WEST DETACHMENT BREMERTON'S FIRST GEEDUNK PETTY OFFICER, SHE INITIATED THE OFFICE'S FIRST GEEDUNK RAISING OVER 600 DOLLARS FOR MWR. PETTY OFFICER CUNNINGHAM'S TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS LEGAL CLERK, REGION LEGAL SERVICE OFFICE WESTERN PACIFIC FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2021. PETTY OFFICER DAVIS DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, INITIATIVE AND TEAMWORK WHILE SERVING OUTSIDE HER RATE IN THE ROLE OF NON-FEDERAL ENTITY CLERK. SHE COMPLETED 49 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AUDITS, 93 FUNDRAISER REQUESTS, AND 41 OFF-BASE AND 37 ON-BASE EMPLOYMENT REQUESTS. IN ADDITION, PETTY OFFICER DAVIS SKILLFULLY BRIEFED 93 PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ON LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRING FEST 2020 AND FRIENDSHIP DAY 2020 AND PREPARED 1,730 CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATIVE FORUM FILES, 225 NON-FEDERAL ENTITY FILES, AND 50 NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP) FILES FOR LONG TERM RECORD RETENTION. PETTY OFFICER DAVIS' PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEGAL CLERK ONBOARD DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE WEST BRANCH OFFICE LEMOORE, FROM 14 FEBRUARY 2022 THROUGH 23 FEBRUARY 2023. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL ACUMEN AND PRECISION, PETTY OFFICER AMANDA S. BOONE COMPLETED 103 INITIAL CLIENT INTAKES, BUILT 90 EVIDENCE BINDERS, CONDUCTED 146 CLIENT INTERVIEWS, AND PERFORMED 53 HOURS OF LEGAL RESEARCH FOR THREE COURTS-MARTIALS AND 19 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION BOARDS. HER SKILL AND DEDICATION ENSURED CONTINUED MISSION READINESS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IN SUPPORT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND SAILORS ACROSS 18 STATES AND 42 TENANT COMMANDS. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BOONE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEGAL CLERK AT NAVY LEGAL SERVICE OFFICE SOUTHWEST AND DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE WEST FROM FEBRUARY 2014 TO MARCH 2015. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER HANSCHIN PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HER EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP WERE KEY IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF FAVORABLE OUTCOMES IN OVER 220 ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS AND 30 COURTS-MARTIAL. SHE TRANSCRIBED 40 HOURS OF CRITICAL TESTIMONY, PROCESSED OVER ONE THOUSAND FIELD CALLS AND WALK-IN CLIENTELE, AND SUPPORTED THE LEGAL READINESS OF THE FLEET WITH 22 WILL VISITS, EXECUTING 610 WILLS. PETTY OFFICER HANSCHIN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS ASSISTANT LEGAL CLERK, OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL, CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, FOR THE PERIOD 12 JUNE 2016 TO 27 AUGUST 2016. DURING THIS HIGH OP-TEMPO PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER GRAVES PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NINE ATTORNEYS AND FOUR SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS AND FLAWLESSLY PREPARED ENLISTED AND OFFICER PERSONNEL CASES, DISPLAYING KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND AN INDEFATIGABLE WORK ETHIC. HIS CAN-DO DEMEANOR ENABLED THE LEGAL COUNSEL TO ADJUDICATE OVER 200 CASES FOR BOTH CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, REDUCING A BACKLOG OF CASES AND POSITIVELY IMPACTING TOTAL FORCE MANNING AND READINESS. PETTY OFFICER GRAVES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERENCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE LEGAL CLERK AT DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE SOUTH EAST BRANCH OFFICE GULFPORT, FROM AUGUST 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER TOKUNAGA CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DUTES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE PRODUCED A FLAWLESS CONFLICT RECORD AND SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED INTAKE INFORMATION FOR MORE THAN 300 CLIENTS. WHILE PROVIDING SUPERIOR ASSISTANCE, PETTY OFFICER TOKUNAGA WAS THE PRINCIPAL DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF THE DISPOSITION OF 70 ADMIN BOARDS BY COMPOSING, COPYING, AND SORTING BINDERS FOR EACH BOARD, RESULTING IN A NINETY PERCENT RETENTION RATE FOR THE CLIENTS. PETTY OFFICER TOKUNAGA'S EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL CLERK, LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AND MAIL MANAGER ABOARD REGION LEGAL SERVICE OFFICE (RLSO) OCEANA FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 TO OCTOBER 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE OF HER CURRENT RATING, PETTY OFFICER DEBRA H. HOLLISTER PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE MISSION READINESS OF RLSO MIDLANT'S LEGAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT. HER LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DRAFTING OF 886 POWERS OF ATTORNEY, THE NOTARIZATION OF 367 DOCUMENTS, AND THE ORGANIZATION AND EXECUTION OF 150 WILLS. PETTY OFFICER HOLLISTER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERENCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND LEGAL CLERK IN DEFENSE SERVICE OFFICE DETACHMENT MAYPORT AND BRANCH OFFICE JACKSONVILLE FROM 13 OCTOBER 2017 TO 14 NOVEMBER 2019. AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, PETTY OFFICER JULIE V. OLIVAS DEMONSTRATED SUPERB MANAGERIAL SKILLS, FLAWLESSLY LEADING SIX SAILORS, OVERSEEING THE SUPPORT OF 343 MULTI-SERVICE MEMBERS, AND ENSURING LEGAL SERVICE WAS PROVIDED EFECTIVELY AND IN A TIMELY MATTER. MOREOVER, AS THE DETACHMENT LEGAL CLERK, SHE ASSISTED SEVEN CORE COUNSEL AND 12 FLEET JUDGE ADVOCATES (FTJA) WITH 76 CASE FILES, SCHEDULED 38 WITNESS INTERVIEWS, AND SUPPORTED 48 ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION (ADSEP) BOARDS, SIX BOARDS OF INQUIRY, AND SEVEN COURTS MARTIAL. FURTHER, SHE COORDINATED WEEKLY TRAINING AND ORDERED AND TRACKED OFFICE SUPPLIES VALUED AT OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. BY HER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER OLIVAS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND HER ACTIONS WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.