MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR, COLORADO UNIVERSITY BOULDER, NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS FROM MARCH 2020 TO MARCH 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT MANNICOTTI WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HIS DUTIES AS THE MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR, MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE NAVAL OFFICERS. ON A DAILY BASIS, HE MENTORED AND INSTRUCTED THIRD AND FOURTH CLASS MIDSHIPMEN, HELPING THEM ASSIMILATE INTO THE MILITARY LIFESTYLE AND COLLEGIATE DEMANDS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENSURING THAT CRITICAL UNIT FUNCTIONS OPERATED WITHOUT DISRUPTION ON A CONSISTENT BASIS INCLUDING THE COLORADO MEET, SEA SERVICE BALLS, NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACHES, AND UNIVERSITY SPONSORED EVENTS. GUNNERY SERGEANT MANNICOTTI'S EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE INDISPENSABLE TO THE SUCCESS, READINESS, AND OVERALL MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE UNIT. GUNNERY SERGEANT MANNICOTTI'S BOLD LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE 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.