June 2014 2nd Issue 2 | Page 37

BiggDoggs (DSC) Bigg Dogg family, F irst of all I want to thank you all for your continued support to the Bigg Doggs. We here in Bagram are grateful for all of the Care packages, Cards and letters that you are providing to keep our spirits up as we continue the fight. On a daily basis, I witness the results of the heartfelt gratitude and motivation that our Soldiers receive from you back Home. It is both welcome and well received by all here. Please continue to show your appreciation and support to our wonderful soldiers. They are truly the Tip of the Spear in providing support to the Command. We have had a few bits of excitement to take place since our last installment of the Gauntlet Gazette. So, I will take a moment to review them with you. There have been several re enlistments, and I would like for you to join me in Congratulating them all. SPC Coon, SSG Lawson, SPC Hicks, SPC Allendale, SSG Harper, and SPC Jones, all were eligible and authorized by the Commander to re enlist. As the Army draws down after 14 years of war, it is becoming increasingly harder to re enlist. The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Page 33 Command is charged with retaining the best Soldiers for the future of our Army, and these individuals have demonstrated that they have the “Right Stuff” to continue to serve. So, to all of our Bigg Dogg re enlistee’s, Congratulations. There was another great accomplishment as SPC Polle was promoted to SGT by meeting the promotion point’s requirement for the 25Q MOS. This is absolutely NOT an easy requirement as the points tend to fluctuate regularly. Congratulations SGT Polle!!! By being recognized as the Top PFC in the Company, PFC Connor was selected and Promoted (with waiver) to SPC. What this means is that SPC Connor competed against his peers for the one waiver allowed the Company. He was judge on his Warrior skills, Technical ability, drive and motivation, and the ability to perform as a leader while working in the CJ6 NetOps as a Network Interrogator. SPC Connor was essentially promoted early because of his excellence as a soldier, and now serves as an inspiration to the others Soldiers in the Company Very soon we will be transitioning to a new Command team. The Commander, Executive officer and I are all scheduled to be replaced in the next month or so. I would like to say that it has been my absolute pleasure to serve you. This has been a tireless job and you all have made it more that rewarding. I appreciate all the support that you have shown to this Command team, and urge you to get behind whomever replaces me and give them as much of you as you have me. -1SG Kevin Frazier