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TEAM BUILDING
SOLDIERS, SAILORS & MARINES TRADE PUNCHES AT BOXING SMOKER P9
DAVENPORT MENTORS RECEPTION BATTALION TROOPS P3
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY ATHLETES RUN POST’S ENDURANCE COURSES – P12-13
FRIDAYBOSS meeting3 p.m., Bldg. 2447 Bragg Street. Nominations for BOSS president will be accepted at this meeting. Upcoming events for February and March will also be discussed.
SATURDAYFamily History10 a.m.-noon, 4440 Jackson Blvd. in the basement. The Columbia Family History Center will host an introductory class on family history. Registration is from 9-10 a.m. There is no charge for this event. All are welcome. Please bring your own laptop. For more information, contact: Charles Walton at 782-7141.
TUESDAYJob Searching Strategiesfor Military Spouses8:30 a.m.-noon, Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. Military Spouse Job Searching Skills, Resume Writing and Interviewing. Targeted to military spouses, but open to all military and DOD ID Card holders. To register call 803-751-9460/5452 or [email protected]
FEB. 9Integrating Imagery & Assertive Communication9 a.m.-noon, US Army Master Resilience School, Bldg. 3216 Magruder Ave. Classes are free, but registration is highly recommended at least two days prior to class in order for us to properly plan. Topics are Integrating Imagery: Mentally rehearse successful performances to program the mind and body to perform automatically and without hesitation and Assertive Communication: Communicate clearly and with respect, especially �������������� �������������� ��IDEAL model to communicate in a ��������� ������� ���� ���������manner. Call 751-9720 to register.
FEB. 10Steps to Federal Employmentfor Military Spouses9 a.m.-noon, Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. Information on civil service and NAF employment. Targeted to military spouses, but open to all military and DOD ID card holders. To register call 803-751-9460/5452 or email [email protected].
FEB. 14Scholarship Seminarfor Family Members9-10:30 a.m., Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. This seminar will help educate military spouses and the parents of military teens on the various military and civilian � ���� ��������������������������that is available. To register please call 803-751-9460/5452 or email [email protected].
FEB. 16Bone MarrowDonor Registration Drive9 a.m.-5 p.m., 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment classroom, Bldg. 4420, Jackson Blvd. To join the national registry of bone marrow and stem cell donors, complete a consent form and cheek swab. It takes about seven minutes to register. Active duty U.S. military, member of the Reserves, National Guard, Coast Guard, an ID-card-holding family member, or DOD civilian employee. You must be between the ages of 18 and 60 and be in general good health. For more information, contact Eric Cain, 803-751-5344 or [email protected].
Victory Spouses’ Club 11 a.m., NCO Club. Lunch will be served. Club is open to spouses of all ranks, retirees, DOD civilians, and all services, male and female. For more information e-mail [email protected] or visit victoryspousesclub.org.
FEB. 21 Job Searching Strategies for Military Spouses8:30-12:00 Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. Military spouse job searching skills, resume writing and interviewing will be discussed. The event is targeted to military spouses, but open to all military and DOD ID Card holders. To register call 803-751-9460/5452 or [email protected].
FEB. 22Career Fair Prep Workshop9 a.m.-noon, Strom Thurmond Bldg., Room 222. This workshop will help you learn to do create a resume to showcase your employment skills & how to make the career fair work for you by developing a strategy plan!! To register please call 803-751-9460/5452 or email [email protected].
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Katie Clark, a junior attacker with Winthrop Uni-versity’s Women’s Lacrosse Team, stays low to the ground during a team building and leadership exercise at Fort Jackson. SEE PAGES 12-13
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‘Directly from the source’Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command senior enlisted leader, speaks to members of Fort Jackson’s 120th Ad-jutant General Battalion (Reception) during a mentoring session at the University of South Carolina’s Reserve Officer Training Corps Department, Jan. 31.
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By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader
For Command Sgt. Maj. David Davenport, Training and Doctrine Command’s senior enlisted leader, getting out and talking with Soldiers is the best way to train.
On Tuesday, Davenport met with Soldiers from Fort Jackson’s 120th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) ��� � �� ���%�����'� )� ��� � ���������� #����%�� ])����Training Corps Department, to help mentor them to be-come better leaders and get more involved in their train-ing.
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“It is a huge difference between talking with your Sol-diers and talking at your Soldiers,” Davenport said. “My leadership style over the years is talking with the Soldiers because I don’t have all the answers. If you involve peo-ple in the discussion you’d be amazed about what you can learn or get a good idea to kind of build … to think about the future of our NCO corps.”
Davenport discussed how various Army programs in-cluding promotions, the Army Career Tracker, the NCO 20/20 program, and how select-train-educate-promote, or STEP, will help build the Army’s future leaders.
For the 120th’s top enlisted Soldier getting Davenport to come down and speak to his battalion was special.
“One of TRADOC’s leading priorities is leader de-velopment,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Christian Carr, the 120th’s senior enlisted leader. “I thought there was no one better to come and talk to us about leader development than the TRADOC (command) sergeant major.
“It says a lot to have him come down to the battal-ion level to talk to a group of Soldiers. It just shows how much he cares about Soldiers.”
Carr’s battalion was the only unit on Fort Jackson Dav-enport was coming to speak with he said.
“He’s only coming to see us, so it’s kind of cool.”
Davenport travels roughly four days per week to meet and talk with the troops.
“I just think you’ve got to reach out and talk with them,” Davenport said. “They can hear directly from the �������� ���� ����������������������� ��������������-ions come into play about why we are doing something. So they get a chance to ask me directly and hopefully I am able to explain it to them in manner that creates buy-in.”
|������������ )����� � ���� ����������� �� ���there is no greater position in the Army than being a leader of Soldiers,” he added. When given that opportunity, lead-ers should focus on leading and taking care of Soldiers.
Davenport advised leaders to “take the hard jobs. Do � ��%��'�*����'�����������X����������������)���������Soldiers are the center of your leadership style.”
For the NCO in charge of the battalion’s personnel sec-tion, the mentorship session was an excellent way for him to improve his leadership skills and provided building tools to create young leaders.
Staff Sgt. Chong Kang said, “I think it’s a very good opportunity, I mean it’s the TRADOC CSM, and you usu-ally wouldn’t get an opportunity like this. I think it’s great we got him to come down and train us about the NCO 20/20 and the things that are actually going on (in the Army).
“It will help me to lead my Soldiers and develop them as well.”
NEWS
Do the very best you can and make sure first and foremost our Soldiers are the
center of your leadership style.
— Command Sgt. Maj. David DavenportTRADOC senior enlisted leader
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Davenport mentors reception battalion troops
NEWS
Jackson is post’s Youth of the Year
Youths of the month from Fort Jackson’s Boys & Girls Clubs of America break into cheers as Brandon Jackson, far right, is named the 2016 Youth of the Year. ‘Over the past three years Brandon has become a vital part of the teen chain of communication,’ said James Andrews, Fort Jackson’s Youth Director and head of the post’s Boys & Girls Clubs. ‘I’ve watched him develop and become a voice for youth both lo-cally and at the Army level. We are all so proud of his accomplishments and wish him well in the future.’
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By ROBERT TIMMONSFort Jackson Leader
Fort Jackson senior leaders crowned Brandon Jackson as the installation’s 2016 Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Year dur-��������� ������� ��������])��������*�V����$Q�
The honor was special for Jackson, a senior at Spring Valley ��� �� ���������*������� ���������
“I would like to say thank you to everyone who came out,” said the soft-spoken youth af-���� ����%���� ��� �<���� )������� V����������-��� V���� �������� ��������� ���� ���� Z�����������̂ ��'����������������� ��)�)����))�
To his fellow youths he said he “enjoyed the �����<��� ��������� ����
James Andrews, the installation Youth Di-rector and head of the Fort Jackson chapter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, said he was ������� �%��<�X���<�� �� ��'�� ��
���� ������%��'����)�'��������<�������� ��������^���� ��'�� ������ �������������� ��'������top youth “are very impactful to our club mem-bers … The youths are role models for other kids ���� ����*��
Andrews said Jackson especially impressed ���
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speaker at the luncheon, advised that preparations for the future ����%�����
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“You have to have a self-concept or belief in yourself,” he said while using the example of himself doing surgery on patient knowing he has ��'�������������%��� ������������)��
“You are the author; you are the writer; you ���� � �� �%��'� ���� )� '��� <�� ������'��� �����X����)����z�����{�� �%��'����������)���������)����)�'��� ������
Goins also encouraged the youths to think about their future and remember how their par-������X�����)�� ���
“You have a brand and it’s your name,” he ������ �{��� �������� �������� ���� � ����� *�-������ �'��%��'���;����)�<����$��'���������'�������������'����*�����)�������� �'���������
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Jackson will represent the installation in the spring when he ��������� ��������'�� �)�� ��'�������������
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FRIDAYHidden Figures (PG) 7 p.m.
SATURDAYSing (PG) 1 p.m.
SUNDAYSing (PG) 1 p.m. Assassin’s Creed (PG-13) 5 p.m.
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We are all so proud of (Jackson’s)
accomplishments and wish him well in the
future.
— James Andrews,installation Youth Director
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Business Operations receives awardRose Ann Turner, Fort Jackson’s Chief of FMWR Business Operations Division, is recognized by Maj. Gen. John ‘Pete’ Johnson, installation commander, for winning the 2016 Stalwart Award during the quar-terly awards ceremony Jan. 27. The Stalwart Award is given to IMCOM civilian employees who distin-guish themselves amongst their peers and leaders as going above and beyond to achieve the Army and IMCOM’s objectives. ‘When I didn’t hear anything, I thought maybe I didn’t get it,’ Turner said. ‘A part of me being able to do my job so well has everything to do with the great people that I work with at Fort Jackson.’ The 2016 award honors the recipients work from Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015.
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Changes made to Army sexual assault policy
BEASLEY
By DEMETRIA MOSLEYFort Jackson Leader
Her black robe drapes against her frame as she leans forward in her seat with a look of confusion on her face. While resting her chin on her hand, which is curved into a small ball, she looks down at the defendant and says:
“Counsel, I don’t even know where to start with that analysis.”
About 25 years ago, she had been a hard <�X������<���������� �)������ ��� �� ��hallways to her classes, now Lit. Col. Pau-lette Burton of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals comes back to her alma mater as an associate judge.
“When I came in everything still looked the same,” said Burton. “I had to catch my breath because it felt like I never left.”
As part of an outreach program for the Army Judge Advocate General Corps, Burton, along with chief judge Brig. Gen. Stuart W. Risch and senior judge Col.
Kenneth Tozzi, visited the University of South Carolina’s Law School Jan. 24 - 25.
During their visit to the school, the judges talked with students during a lun-cheon, taught a trial advocacy class and listen to oral arguments for a real case.
“Having them here is giving us a di-verse view of law then what we see day to day in law school,” said Anthony D’elia < ����%����%��'����� ���� ���������'�����is a member of the Servicemembers and Veterans in Law organization on USC.
The judges visit four law schools per year. They decided to come to USC be-cause of Burton’s connection to the school.
The oral arguments took place in the Strom Thurmond auditorium. Students were able to witness real Army lawyers go before the judges to make their cases.
“My heart dropped with I walked into the auditorium,” said Burton. “The last time I was in here I was taking the bar exam. It made me nervous all over again.”
Risch said their visit to law schools
around the country isn’t to serve as a means to recruit for the corps, but to let people, who otherwise wouldn’t know anything about it, become familiar with what they do.
“When people see uniforms, they start asking questions,” said Capt. Amanda Wil-liams, a commissioner for the JAG Corps.
USC law student Sgt. Edward Brash-er, a National Guardsman from Mullens, South Carolina, says although he really enjoys law, he likes the idea of being able to be both an infantryman and a future lawyer.
“I’m an infantryman and I really like it,” said Brasher. “I’m not sure if I’ll join V^�� < ��� +� ���� � ��<� � �� *������ +�wouldn’t be able to do both.”
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Soldiers who ‘happen to be lawyers’‘You’re always a Soldier first,’ explains chief judge of the Army court of criminal appeals, Brig. Gen. Stuart Risch, to a group of law students at Uni-versity of South Carolina Jan. 24. ‘You have to be a jack of all trades, not a one trick pony.’
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Soldiers, Sailors and Marines gathered at Fort Jackson Jan. 28 for the Centennial Fight Night event. More than 1,300 people gathered at the Solomon Center to watch 24 fighters – including five from Fort Jackson – pit their skills against each other.
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“I joined the Army to go to college and become a doctor and further my future.”
I really liked the “physical portion of basic training and learning new skills to use in the Army and in life.”
“I am a 91F – Small Arms/Artillery Repairer.”My Family “say it is my own choice, but agree
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SPC. AVELINA AVALOS, 22Santa Fe, New Mexico
“I joined the Army to discipline myself in every aspect of my ����������������������������� ���the Army as a stepping stone to moving up into federal law enforcement.”
“Basic Combat Training has taught me how to be-come more aware of my surrounding and understand how important critical thinking plays.”
“My MOS is 92Y – Unit Supply Specialist. The reason I chose it was because I have prior experi-ence in inventory and would like to continue in the ����� ����>
PVT. JORDAN U. MEJIA, 18Winter Haven, Florida
“I joined the Army for my moth-er. As a child I grew up in poverty. My mother always put me and my �������� ����������������������!����came, funds got tight so here I am defending my country and serving my mother. Never will �����������������!�������@E���������������������� ������������J������������������������������� �����When that bullet hits the target it’s an amazing feeling.”
“I am a 25C – Radio Operator-Maintainer. I originally wanted 11B – Infantry, but my recruiter tricked me with a big bonus, so now I am a (communications specialist) hoping to be down range.”
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“I joined the Army because it’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I wanted to do something my kids would be proud of.”
The best part of basic training is “that it’s over.”
I am a “74D – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist.”
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IMCOM program helps save $900 millionBy LESLIE HARGETTand WILLIAM BRADNERIMCOM
Unemployment compensation for �����������%����� ��^��'�������������year 2016 dropped to the lowest amount recorded in 13 years.
The Army ended the year at $172.8 million, according to the Department of Labor’s unemployment compensation report. Army expenditures had peaked ���$��������~>�>���������� ������� �������time expenditures dropped below $200 million since 2003.
In the last four years the Army has saved over $900 million in cost avoid-ance for unemployment compensation expenditures through programs like the IMCOM Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program, which prepares �������� )��������� ����'����� ��� � ��civilian sector when they leave active service.
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�� ������������ �������� ��� � ��^�-my’s bill for unemployment compensa-tion, along with the reduction in the na-tional Veteran unemployment rate, can be attributed to the diligence of the teams at IMCOM’s SFL-TAP centers who are ����������������������������������� ���important mission,” said IMCOM Com-mand Sgt. Maj. Melissa Judkins.
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In 2016 alone, over 117,000 Soldiers successfully transitioned into the civil-ian community using SFL-TAP services.
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“This is a positive step for our Sol-diers and our nation as we continue to support and provide the assistance Sol-diers need as they transition off of ac-tive-duty service,” Judkins said.
“However, as we transition 90,000-plus Soldiers per year for the next 3-5 years, it’s imperative for the Army to maintain the momentum to keep Veteran unemployment low and continue to re-duce UCX for the Army,” she concluded.
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Freshman midfielder Ellie Marindin, left, with the help of Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Jackson of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, steadies teammate Nicole Beatson, a freshman attacker, as she navigates the horizontal ladder at Fort Jackson’s Fit to Win 2 course. The Women’s Lacrosse Team from Winthrop University was on post Jan. 28 to learn teamwork and leadership through mental and physical challenges.
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Karen Grant, a junior defender with the Winthrop Univer-sity Women’s Lacrosse Team, steadies a board as she builds a bridge as part of a team-building exercise.
Nichole Beatson, a freshman attacker on the Winthrop University Women’s Lacrosse Team, is motivated to crawl to the end of Fit to Win 2 by Staff Sgt. Wayne A. Murray Jr., a drill sergeant with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment.
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HONOR GRADUATEOF THE CYCLEPvt. Daniel O. Ortiz
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Sgt. 1stClass Clyde Tyner IIIEcho Company3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment
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Saluting this BCT cycle’s honoreesDRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE. Photos by OITHIP PICKERT, Public Affairs Office.
Rose Edmond retires after 30 yearsRose Edmond speaks with guests Jan. 30 at her retirement ceremony. Edmond worked for more than 30 years at Fort Jackson.
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By DEMETRIA MOSLEYFort Jackson Leader
Rose Edmond pauses for a few sec-onds to gather her thoughts.
While searching for the right words, she looks out into the crowd and into the faces of the people who, for the last three decades, have supported her. These are the faces of Service members, coworkers, friends and family.
Edmond grips the microphone in her hand and tries not to let her emotions get to her.
“I was trying to hold it all together, but today’s going to do it for me,” she said.
After 30 years of service to military personnel and families, Edmond retired from being Fort Jackson’s Chief of Child and Youth Services.
“I think we in child services are the most hardest working personnel in the Garrison,” said Edmond. “I couldn’t have
done anything without the team of people that supported me.”
A retirement ceremony was thrown for her on Jan. 30. More than 100 people showed up to see Edmond off.
Chris Welde, who works at Child and Youth Services Headquarters, said Ed-mond was her mentor.
“We both started out together in this ������ ����� ���� � �� <��� �� ������� � ���and she’s still a legend now,” said Welde.
Edmond says that best part of her job was seeing the growth of childcare at Fort Jackson. She especially takes pride in the extending of childcare hours to 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. which placed less stress on drill sergeants with children.
“We start off at a job, then in a few years move to something else,” said Gar-rison Commander Col. James Ellerson Jr. “To have 30 years in one place shows a true commitment to what you believe in.”
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‘So I guess I can’t change your mind about retiring?’ asked FMWR Director Dan Ahern, right, during a retirement ceremony Jan. 30 for Fort Jackson’s Chief of Child and Youth Services Rose Edmond, left.
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Looking for a Helper. Starting pay $9.00/Hr. Plumbing or well-drilling experience preferred. Drivers license a must. Call or text 803-427-2317.
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Wanted Shelving Installer for Northeast Columbia company. Pay based on experience. Call William at Columbia Shelving & Mirror at 803-513-1182.
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3BR, 2BA Doublewide on acre lot. 5 miles out Old Stagecoach Rd., Camden. Really nice. $850/mo.; $850 deposit. 803-420-1317.
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January retireesTHE MONTHLY RETIREMENT CEREMONY was held Jan. 31 at the post theater to recognize the service of nine members. January’s retirees are: Chaplain (Col.) Mark B. Nordstrom, USACHCS, Fort Jackson (not pictured); Maj. Georginia S. Bradshaw, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson; 1st Sgt. Larry D. Jackson, USARCENT, Shaw Air Force Base; 1st Sgt. Jeffrey J. Baker, 369th Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Jackson; Master Sgt. Thomas W. Dawson, Jr., USACHCS, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Juan J. Pena Orozco, 193rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Bustamante, SSI, Fort Jackson; Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie McLeod, USAREC-Columbia Recruiting Battalion; and Staff Sgt. Derrick D. Murphy, USARCENT (not pictured).
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