PFT Excellence
This past quarter, Cobras have been focused on physical fitness. Everything from company and battalion runs to back to back DSST Challenge
championships have pushed them to do their absolute best. Their hard work and dedication has resulted in the addition of five new Soldiers to the PT Excellence Wall, and two new 300APFT scorers! The Soldiers include: SSG Camacho, SGT Alfred (pictured below), SGT Allen, SFC Ferraro (pictured below) and PV2 Carty.
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renching at its Finest
Away from Camp Arifjan, there is a different kind of sweat that drips. The members of DSST KNB/SPOD spend long hours in the hot morning
digging the most techonologically advanced holes this side of the Atlantic. They ran and patched over 11,000 feet of copper and fiber lines on Kuwait Naval Base and the surrounding area. They used all manner of tools, to include old fashioned pick axes and shovels, to hollow out a space for the fiber and copper to run through. The lines that they ran facilitate commuications for Army and Navy Soldiers, civilians, and contractors.
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SG SOUND OFF!!!
Throughout out my career, I’ve been a member of many promotion boards. There are a few tips and tricks I have noticed over the years to get
Soldiers to stand out when competing for promotion or NCO/Soldier of the Quarter/Year boards.
• 2 C’s: Confidence and Creed. Remember that the 2 C’s are 70% in any board you attend. 25% is based on your knowledge and 5% is based on your BIO.
• Have an updated ERB. Your ERB is a snap shot of who you are. You should not have “incoming personnel”, “surplus’’ and “known loss” on your ERB. Take the time to get your ERB in order so the board member can reference your career.
• Be confident! You can miss every question I ask, but if you answer confident, I will give you more points than if you look at your hands and say, ‘I don't know at this time, 1SG.’
• Maintain your bearing. Board members will test you . No need to look at the ceiling; the answer is not there.
• Listen to the questions asked. You may not think you know the answer, but with a second or two of thought, you might have an 'Aha!' moment.
• Uniform, uniform, uniform. Have someone other than your sponsor look over your uniform. Get another NCO to look at your uniform to find the things your sponsor doesn't see.
• Be loud. I want to hear your shoes click. I want to be ablt to hear your responses without having to listen closely.
• Just do it. If the president of the board asks you to sing the NCO Creed, sing it to your favorite tune. Most Soldiers would be scared to take the challenge.
1SG Christopher Goings
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ickets Beware!
The Nerd Herd is here! 2nd Platoon has set the technical standard for the rest of the company, gaining copious amounts of class hours and
technical certifications. They have inspired the creation of the “TeCS Squad” (please ignore the blatant “Geek Squad” rip off.) Their expertise has translated into increased computer skills and an advanced ability to remediate any issues for tenant units. The phrase “what’s your ticket number?” seems to have become a permanent addition to the Nerd Herd lexicon, as the team constantly interfaces with multiple echelons of command.
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