PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING ONBOARD USS OHIO SSGN-726 GOLD FROM XXXX XXXX TO XXXX XXXX. WHILE SERVING ONBOARD, EM1 XXXXX SERVED ON 3 WESTERN PACIFIC DEPLOYMENTS, 4 REACTOR SAFEGUARD EXAMS AND 2 MODERN MAINTENANCE PERIODS. HIS PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COUPLED WITH HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITY GUIDED ELECTRICAL DIVISION AS THE LEADING PETTY OFFICER FROM XXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. HIS EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN BEING SELECTED AS THE USS OHIO SAILOR OF THE QUARTER AS WELL AS THE SQUADRON 17 SAILOR OF THE QUARTER, 4TH QUARTER XXXX. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER XXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A DOSIMETRY PROCESSOR AT NUCLEAR REGIONAL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, KINGS BAY FROM OCTOBER 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2020. PETTY OFFICER SAMONS' EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING OF OVER 2,600 DOSIMETERS, INCLUDING OVER 1,600 DOSIMETERS TO SUPPORT MIDSHIPMEN OPERATIONS. HIS DEDICATION TO RADIATION HEALTH DIVISION RESULTED IN ZERO DEFICIENCIES DURING THE 2019 NAVLAP INSPECTION AND CONTINUED TWO-YEAR ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, AS ELECTRICIAN'S MATE NUCLEAR (EMN2), HE PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL MAINTENANCE ON 600,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, RESULTING IN SUSTAINED MISSION CAPABILITIES FOR EMERGENT REPAIRS. MOREOVER, HE WAS HAND PICKED DUE TO HIS INTEGRATED PLANT OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT AT THE COMPATIBILITY TEST FACILITY IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. HE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE COLUMBIA CLASS PROPULSION PLANT TESTING BY QUALIFYING IN FOUR IN-RATE AND FOUR CROSS RATE STATIONS, IMPROVING FLEXIBILITY AND PROVIDING RELEVANT FEEDBACK, LEADERSHIP, AND ENERGY FOR THE PROJECT. PETTY OFFICER SAMONS' PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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SUPERVISORY RADIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN FROM JUNE 2014 THROUGH JULY 2016. PETTY OFFICER COUSINS' EXEMPLARY EXECUTION OF RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY AS THE PRIMARY MILITARY SRCT FOR THE NUCLEAR REGIONAL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, NEW LONDON, WERE VITAL TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. PETTY OFFICER COUSINS PERFORMED THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR THE RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS DEPARTMENT. HIS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER NAVAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CIVILIAN COMPONENT OF NRMD WAS A KEY FACTOR IN THE MENTORING OF 23 SAILORS THROUGH TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS, ENSURING NRMD WAS ALWAYS READY TO SUPPORT WATERFRONT UNITS. HE LED HIS TEAM THROUGH TWO DUAL MEDIA DISCHARGES, THREE EFFLUENT DISCHARGES AND THREE AUDITS. HIS EFFORTS WITHIN THE TRAINING PROGRAM RESULTED IN NO RCT FAILURES DURING THE LAST TWO AUDITS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE SUBMEPP MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP SPECIAL PROGRAM 20 FOR VIRGINIA CLASS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE TECHNICAL ACCURACY AND APPLICATION OF STANDARD AIR CONDITIONING PROCEDURES FOR THE FLEET. FURTHER, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN REVISING TWO DIVE PROCEDURES, IMPROVING THE PROCESS FOR TECHNICIANS PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SHIPS ON THE WATERFRONT AND ABROAD. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER COUSINS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.