Electrician's Mate (EM) Nuclear Citatons
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.
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.