QuarterMaster (QM) Citation Examples
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A QUARTERMASTER IN USS MONTEREY FROM JULY 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 2020. QM2 XXXX VOLUNTEERED FOR THE SCAT TEAM, EXCELLED, AND ASKED FOR MORE, EARNING THE TRUST AND QUALIFICATION AS A SMALL ARMS LINE COACH. HIS EFFORTS AND INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTED TO 76 SMALL ARMS QUALIFICATIONS AND A XX% SCORE FOR MONTEREY'S DEPLOYMENT-DEPENDENT FST AND CERTIFICATION EVENTS. IN HIS OFF-DUTY TIME, HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO PRIORITIZE SHIPS NAME MILITARY SMARTNESS BY HAND-SANDING, STAINING, AND CLEAR COATING SIX WOODEN PLAQUES AROUND THE SHIP, AS WELL AS SHIP NAME EXTERIOR NAME PLATES. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, 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 AS SUPPLY PETTY OFFICER AND ENLISTED COORDINATOR FOR WAR GAMING DEPARTMENT, NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND FROM JUNE 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2019. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR MANAGED A BUDGET OF 29,000 DOLLARS AND SUSTAINED AN INVENTORY OF CRITICAL SUPPLIES WORTH OVER 100,000 DOLLARS THAT WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE WAR GAMING DEPARTMENT AND, BY EXTENSION, NAVY READINESS. AS AN ENLISTED COORDINATOR FOR 13 HIGH PROFILE WAR GAMES, HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL PROVED TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT OF THE WAR GAMING DEPARTMENT. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE SENIOR QUARTERMASTER ON BOARD USS DEFENDER MCM2 AND USS CHIEF MCM14 FROM OCTOBER 2013 TO APRIL 2015. PETTY OFFICER TORTO CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS THE SENIOR QUARTERMASTER HE FLAWLESSLY EXECUTED OVER 100 SAFE NAVIGATION DETAILS DURING MULTIPLE INSPECTION CYCLES AND NAVCHECK RIDES RESULTING IN SCORING GRADES ABOVE 96%. DURING THE SHIP'S HULLSWAP, HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND METICULOUS PLANNING RESULTED IN THE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF OVER $250,000 IN CLASSIFIED MATERIAL, NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT, AND FLAGS FROM THE USS DEFENDER MCM2 TO USS CHIEF MCM14. PETTY OFFICER TORTO'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING OF THE HIGHEST TRADITION OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS UNDERWAY AND SCHOOL HOUSE INSTRUCTOR AT AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC (ATGWP) DETACHMENT SASEBO FROM APRIL XXXX THROUGH JULY XXXX. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TAYLOR CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER WHILE SERVING WITH FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES (FDNF) IN THE 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL DEVOTION TO DUTY AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE, HE LED OR PARTICIPATED IN 46 TACTICAL TRAINING EVENTS, PROVIDING CRITICAL TRAINING AND SHIPBOARD ASSESSMENTS FOR 11 FDNF VESSELS WHILE ENSURING THE READINESS OF MORE THAN 1000 FDNF SAILORS AND OFFICERS. AS ATGWP'S NAVIGATION SEAMANSHIP AND SHIPHANDLING TRAINING (NSST) LIAISON AND LEAD OPERATOR, HE CONDUCTED OVER 200 HOURS OF SHIP-SIMULATOR OPERATIONS FOR BRIDGE WATCH TEAMS, SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER (SWO) ACADEMY CLASSES, AND JUNIOR OFFICER SHIPHANDLING COMPETITIONS WHILE ALSO SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH ROUTINE NSST SYSTEM OPERATOR TRAINING FOR AREA TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS (ATO) FLEETWIDE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TAYLOR'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSERVERENCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS MAIN PROULSION DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ON USS PRINCETON FROM JULY XXXX TO AUGUST XXXX. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HAVERTY CONSISTENTLY DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN A HIGHLY EXEMPLARY MANNER. DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE COORDINATED AND SUPERVISED CRITICAL REPAIRS TO 1B POWER TURBINE BRAKE, 2D AND 1A LINE SHAFT BEARINGS, RESTORING PRINCETON'S ABILITY TO REMAIN ON STATION IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AND OPERATION SCIMITAR SEAGULL. THIS REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. HIS EFFORTS ENSURED PRINCETON RECEIVED THE BATTLE EFFICIENCY AWARD, MERITORIOUS COMMENDATION MEDAL, AND GLOBAL WAR ON TERREROISM MEDAL. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HAVERTY'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FLEET QUARTERMASTER AND FLEET FUEL MANAGER ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER SECOND FLEET FROM JANUARY XXXX TO APRIL XXXX. DURING HIS TENURE, SENIOR CHIEF SAILOR'S NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS PROVED INVALUABLE TO THE FLEET. HE PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND EXPERTISE TO OVER 55 DEPLOYING ASSETS WHILE REVIEWING AND APPROVING TRANS—ATLANTIC TRANSIT PLANS FOR CARRIER, EXPEDITIONARY GROUPS AND INDEPENDENT DEPLOYERS. AS THE FLEET FUEL MANAGER, SENIOR CHIEF SAILOR'S MANAGERIAL AND BUGET ANALYSIS SKILLS WERE EXTREMELY ACCURATE, PREDICTIVE AND REFLECTED HIS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. WHILE MANAGING AN ANNUAL BUGET OF 2.9 MILLION DOLLARS HE PROJECTED, ALLOCATED AND MONITORED FLEET ASSET FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR OVER 70 UNITS AND PROVIDED THE COMMANDER WITH ACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION DATA. SENIOR CHIEF SAILOR'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
AS THE PORT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT NAVAL STATION ROTA SPAIN OCTOBER XXXX TO OCTOBER XXXX. PETTY OFFICER NELSON CONSISTENTLY DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN A HIGHLY EXEMPLARY MANNER. DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE SUPERVISED AND MANAGED A BUDGET OF OVER $750,000 IN EXPENDABLE AND CONTRACTUAL FUNDS RESULTING IN THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN SIXTH FLEET READINESS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PLANNED AND COORDINATED AN OUTBOARD ENGINE MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION THAT SAVED THE NAVY $200,000 IN CERTIFICATION COSTS AND $70,000 PER BOAT IN FOLLOW-UP MAINTENANCE COSTS. THESE ACTIONS REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS AND ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. AS DOCKMASTER, HE SAFELY EXECUTED OVER 100 SHIP MOVEMENTS WITH ZERO MISHAPS AND ENSURED THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE PORT OF ROTA SPAIN. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER NELSON'S FORESIGHT, DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Assistant Operations Officer, Ensign XXXXXXX utilized drill weekends and ATs to provide over 450 hours of support to NAS OCEANA ASD, USS WASP (LHD-1), and the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75). He was directly responsible for the planning, execution, and communications of drill weekend operations monthly. ENS XXXXXXX led multiple teams over the course of his tour to support the preparation of upcoming Supply Management inspections (SMI) at NAS OCEANA Aviation Support Divisions. During his inspections, ENS XXXXXXX performed detailed research on mission repairable parts and determined their locations, saving the Navy over $500,000. As the Unit's Finance Officer, he provided guidance and counseling to junior sailors on individual tax preparation and financial management for the Navy Reserve. In addition, he was selected as one of six Reservist positions nationally to attend the Supply Corps Basic Qualification Course active duty program in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign XXXXXXX's outstanding accomplishments, mentoring, and leadership are a model for others to emulate. ENS XXXXXXX is highly recommended for the award of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
QUARTERMASTER OF THE WATCH ONBOARD USS AMERICA (LHA 6) WHILE DEPLOYED IN THE U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM AUGUST 2018 TO MARCH 2019. PETTY OFFICER ANDERSEN DEMONSTRATED HER PLOTTING AND NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS AS QUARTERMASTER OF THE WATCH, PILOTING AMERICA THROUGH 50,000 NAUTICAL MILES OF HAZARDOUS WATERS WHICH ENSURED THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP AND CREW. SHE ASSISTED IN THE PLANNING OF 13 SEA AND ANCHOR DETAILS AND 12 UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRAINING THREE OTHER QUARTERMASTERS OF THE WATCH. PETTY OFFICER ANDERSEN'S TECHNICAL ABILITY, DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PRODUCTION LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT THE SHIP'S EXTENDED WORK SITE (SEWS) FROM MARCH 2013 TO OCTOBER 2013. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXXX'S INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE GUIDED HER WORKCENTER TO EXCEED ALL PRODUCTION GOALS FOR 2013'S DOCKED PLANNED INCREMENTAL AVAILABILITY (DPIA). HER DILIGENT COMMITMENT TO GETTING DOORS, HATCHES, AND OTHER SHIPBOARD MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT SAND BLASTED AND POWDER COATED ON TIME CULMINATED IN THE COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 500 JOBS AND SAVED THE NAVY MORE THAN 20,000 THOUSAND DOLLARS. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PATROL BOAT ENGINEER FOR COMMANDER, MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY SQUADRON ELEVEN FROM XXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXXX'S INPIRING LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPERVISING 30 SAILORS IN THE CORRECTION AND LABELING OF OVER 150 CHARTS ENSURING SAFE NAVIGATION WHILE ON MISSION. HER TEAM'S EFFORTS DIRECTLY RESULTED IN MISSION SUCCESS FOR HER UNIT'S ULTRA/FEP, EMERGENT TASKING IN PROVIDING SEAWARD SECURITY TO MCMRON 3, THE HEAVY LIFT OF 4 MCMs TO 3RD FLEET, AND THE ANTI-TERROISM/FORCE PROTECTION OF U.S. NAVY AND COALITION ASSESTS IN THE PORT OF FUJAIRAH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.