Religious Program Specialist (RP) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST IN COMMANDER SURFACE FLEET ATLANTIC AND DESTROYER SQUADRON TWO FROM OCTOBER 2019 TO JUNE 2023. PETTY OFFICER BARNES PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS THE ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR THE RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TEAM CARING FOR TWO CHAPELS, HE SUSTAINED THE SPIRITUAL HEALTH, RESILIENCE, AND WELL BEING OF OVER 800 MEMBERS. HE MANAGED 23 SAILORS AND PERSONALLY MENTORED 19 JUNIOR SAILORS ACROSS SEVERAL RATINGS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE TIMELY PROMOTION OF TWO SAILORS. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE RELIGIOUS OFFERING FUND CUSTODIAN, HE ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 90,000 DOLLARS AND ENSURED THE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE RECORD KEEPING FOR AUDITING PURPOSES, RESULTING IN ZERO DISCREPANCIES. FURTHER, HE FACILITATED THE FEDS FEEDS FAMILY FOOD DRIVE, COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 20,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FINALLY, DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, HE COORDINATED WITH THE MONDAY NIGHT CAR CLUB TO CONDUCT A TOY DRIVE THAT COLLECTED OVER 1,000 TOYS TO BE GIVEN OUT TO THE COMMAND. PETTY OFFICER BARNES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS CHAPEL LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY FROM DECEMBER 2019 TO OCTOBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER MENEELY'S DETERMINATION AND DESIRE TO LEARN WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS CHAPEL RELIGIOUS OFFERING FUND CUSTODIAN MANAGING AN ACCOUNT OF SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED DISBURSEMENTS AND RESULTED IN EIGHT QUARTERLY AUDITS, TWO MANAGER'S INTERNAL CONTROL ASSESSEMENTS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. HIS ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS LED TO THE SUBASE CHAPEL PASSING THE REGION COMMANDER'S INSPECTION PROGRAM WITH HIGH MARKS AND PERSONAL PRAISE FROM THE REGIONAL COMMAND CHAPLAIN. ADDITIONALLY, HE DEVELOPED PACKETS THAT EASILY EXPLAINED THE RELIGIOUS ACCOMODATION PROCESS TO OVER 30 SAILORS AND MARINES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATES. HE ALSO OVERSAW THE COLLECTION AND DONATION OF OVER EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD AS PART OF THE USDA'S FEDS FEED FAMILIES PROGRAM. PETTY OFFICER MENEELY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND MAINTENANCE AND DAMAGE CONTROL PETTY OFFICER, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) FROM JUNE 2012 TO DECEMBER 2012. DEMONSTRATING RIGOROUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PETTY OFFICER XXX SUPERVISED OVER 450 RELIGIOUS SERVICES. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, HE LED HIS RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES TEAM IN COMPLETING AN AMBITIOUS CATALOGING OF THE SHIP'S LIBRARY, PROCESSING OVER 240 AMERICAN RED CROSS MESSAGES, AND DEVOTEDLY SERVED OVER 28,000 PATRONS IN THE SHIP'S LIBRARY, CREW LOUNGE AND THE INTERNET CAFE. PETTY OFFICER XXX'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
STAFF CHAPLAIN AT RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND FROM XXXXXXX 2011 TO XXXXXXX 2014. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER JESUS M. SANTOROS PROVIDED AND CONDUCTED THE SUCCESSFUL PASTORAL MINISTRY AND CARE OF 25,000 RECRUITS AND STAFF MEMBERS IN 6 DIFFERENT RECRUIT BARRACKS DURING HIS TENURE. HE PROVIDED 310 COMBINED CORE VALUES AND INITIAL ARRIVAL BRIEFS TO 280 DIVISIONS. DURING A CRITICAL MANNING SHORTFALL, HE ASSUMED ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO FACILITATE TWO CHAPLAIN PCS TRANSFERS, ONE CHAPLAIN IA DEPLOYMENT, AND ONE CHAPLAIN'S SURGERY AND SUBSEQUENT CONVALESCENT LEAVE BY COVERING THE RECRUIT CONVALESCENT UNIT IN ADDITION TO HIS TWO ASSIGNED RECRUIT BARRACKS. IN ADDITION, HE COUNSELED over 1,100 TROUBLED RECRUITS FROM THE RECRUIT CONVALESCENT UNIT, RIFLE, PERFORMING, AND DIVE MOTIVATOR DIVISIONS MOTIVATING THEM TO COMPLETE TRAINING. FINALLY, AS COMMAND SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATOR, HE PROVIDED MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE COMMANDER TO IDENTIFY AND COUNTER NEGATIVE TRENDS AND INCORPORATED THE NAVY'S PEER TO PEER TRAINING INTO HIS CORE VALUES BRIEFS TO BETTER EQUIP RECRUITS. HE ALSO REVISED THE SUICIDE RESPONSE MATRIX WHICH RESULTED IN BETTER TRAINING DURING SAFETY STAND DOWNS AND ZERO SUCCESSFUL SUICIDES DURING HIS TENURE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SANTOROS' INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING 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 HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST WITH 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP. PETTY OFFICER WOOD EXHIBITED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS IN DEMANDING POSITIONS WHILE SERVING WITH COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 6, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 2, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 27 AND 8TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER WOOD REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST FOR MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO FROM 01 NOVEMBER 2011 TO 03 OCTOBER 2014. PETTY OFFICER REAUME'S INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS THE HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST. DURING THIS TIME, PETTY OFFICER REAUME WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EXECUTING THE COMMAND VISION OF ESTABLISHING A MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP GROUPS AIMED AT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MARINES FACING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS. IN ADDITION, HE ASSISTED IN LOCAL RECORD CHECKS OF HUNDREDS OF MARINES CHECKING IN AND OUT OF THE BATTALION, QUALIFYING AS AN ASSISTANT SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR. PETTY OFFICER REAUME'S PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST ASSIGNED TO COMMANDER NAVY REGION NORTHWEST, SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON, FROM 28 MAY 2012 TO 8 JUNE 2012. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MAYO DISPLAYED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE IN COORDINATING EVERGREEN QUAKE 2012, A CRUCIAL DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE FOR THE NORTHWEST REGION. USING HIS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY TO LIAISON WITH ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIAN CLERGY, HE PROVIDED THE LOGISTICAL SERVICES WHICH MADE THIS EXERCISE POSSIBLE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MAYO'S INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING 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 HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE COMMAND CATHOLIC LAY LEADER, ONBOARD USS MOUNT WHITNEY LCC20, FROM MAY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2011. PETTY OFFICER BLANEY PERFORMED CATHOLIC LAY LED SERVICES AND CONDUCTED EVENING PRAYERS FOR THE CREW OF MOUNT WHITNEY AND EMBARKED SIXTH FLEET STAFF. HE TOOK PART AND ACTED AS A LIASON DURING THE PLANNING OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONY FOR LT. CAPPODANO. PETTY OFFICER BLANEY WAS ALSO ASSISTANT WORK CENTER SUPERVISER FOR WORKCENTER CE02. HIS TECHNICAL SKILL ASSISTED IN THE RESTORATION OF NAVMACSII AND TACAN. HE ALSO MAINTAINED THE SHIP'S GLOBAL BROADCAST SERVICE ENSURING THE SHIP WAS ABLE TO RECIEVE TIMELY DELIVERY OF CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED DATA AND VIDEO PRODUCTS FOR MISSION SUPPORT AND THEATER INFORMATION TRANSFERDURING OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BLANEY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.