MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT/EASTERN RECRUITING REGION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA FROM APRIL 2021 TO JANUARY 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT VALERIE PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. HE SHIPPED 37 POOLEES, MAINTAINED A 100 PERCENT RATE ON TIER ONE CONTRACTS, OBTAINED 36 GROSS CONTRACTS, AND ATTAINED 101 PERCENT OF HIS ASSIGNED CONTRACTING MISSION. LEADING FROM THE FRONT, HE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS, BY WORKING WITH THE PARENTS OF POOLEES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BY ENGAGING KEY INFLUENCERS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. DUE TO HIS BROAD EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND PROVEN ABILITY TO MENTOR AND PRODUCE QUALITY RESULTS, HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER AND RECEIVE THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF 8412. STAFF SERGEANT VALERIE'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.