SFC ERIC SEARS
had also received an A.A. degree. He is now working on an M.B.A. in general management University.
from Columbia Southern “I’ve been more successful than I ever
thought was possible,” Sears said. “I feel lucky to have had the support of a great number of mentors.”
HONORING HIS PROFESSION
SFC Eric Sears’ dedication to making a tangible difference for Soldiers led to his selection for the 2012 Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) Contracting Noncommissioned Officer Award for Contracting Excellence. Here, Sears receives the award from Assistant Secretary Heidi Shyu, joined by MG Harold J. Greene, Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, and Kim Denver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement, Nov. 7 at the U.S. Army Acquisition Annual Awards Ceremony in Arlington, VA. (Photo by McArthur Newell, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center)
Sears’ dedication to making a tangible difference for Soldiers led to his selection for the 2012 Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Tech- nology Contracting Noncommissioned Officer Award for Contracting Excel- lence, presented to him Nov. 7 at the U.S. Army Acquisition Annual Awards Cer- emony in Arlington, VA.
Te way Sears sees it, “You really have to work as a team.” It just happens that for an individual award, “in the end, some- one does get selected. It happened to be me. Tat’s the way the cards fell.”
GAINING VISIBILITY When Sears applied for reclassification from Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 88M to 51C, he was the first to do so in his combat support brigade at Fort Lewis; the process was new to everyone involved. Since then, word has gotten out about what it means to be a 51C AL&T Contracting NCO—the responsibilities, the challenges, and the rewards.
MAKING TRAINING HAPPEN
In his current job as the Brigade Plans and Operations NCO in Charge with the 414th Contracting Support Brigade in Vicenza, Italy, SFC Eric Sears is responsible for training, making sure people attain the professional certifications required by the Defense Acquisition W
and the Army. Here, Sears works on day-to-day operations with fellow staff members Jeremy French (left), MAJ Eric Burke, and SFC Lasean Fox. (Photo courtesy of USARAF Public Affairs)
orkforce Improvement Act
Te 51C NCO’s primary mission is to deploy as a contingency contracting offi- cer and serve as a member of the Early Entry Module contingency contracting team. When not deployed, 51C NCOs serve as contingency contracting officers in support of Headquarters, Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting, CSBs, contingency contracting battalions, and/or installation contracting offices for training and mission support.
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