UNDERSTANDING ARMY ACQUISITION
STAFF SGT. DAWIT GEBREYESUS
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 921st Contracting Battalion, 413th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Army Contracting Command
TITLE: Contracting noncommissioned officer (NCO)
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORK- FORCE: 10 months
YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7.5 active duty; 2.5 U.S. Army Reserve
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level I in DOD financial management; educational requirements for Level II certification in contracting and in project management
EDUCATION: MBA and B.S. in busi- ness, Mount St. Mary’s University; Army Acquisition Professionals Course Honor Graduate; associate degree in business administration, Frederick Community College; associate degree in health science, George Washington University
AWARDS: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (2), Driver and Mechanic Badge, NCO Professional Devel- opment Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon
EDUCATION NEVER DEPRECIATES T
he average person could get tired just reading about everything that Staff Sgt. Dawit Gebreyesus has accomplished in the past several years to achieve his goal of joining the acquisition workforce as a
contracting noncommissioned officer (NCO).
“I went to school full time while working full time,” said Ge breyesus, who at the time was a medical laboratory techni- cian stationed at Fort Detrick, Maryland. “I did PT [physical training] with my unit in the morning, worked all day, and went to school in the evening, for three and a half years,” during which time he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “After my master’s degree, I went back to school and got a graduate certif- icate in government contracting.”
His determination to get into Army acquisition was sparked by a conversation with a co-worker while at Fort Detrick. “Te acquisition career field serves each and every warfighter’s needs— subsistence, weapons, equipment, computers, etc. Tat was very appealing to me,” he said. “Contracting is a promising and
ever-evolving career field. It has great opportunities within the Army and on the civilian side after service.”
He transitioned from active duty to the Army Reserve nearly three years ago, and joined the Army Acquisition Workforce in 2018. He graduated from 51C school in December 2018. His Army Reserve assignment puts him with the 921st Contracting Support Battalion, in a yearlong program that provides Army Reserve Soldiers with the year of experience required to obtain Level I certification. “Most Soldiers in the Reserve do not work in the contracting field as civilians,” said Gebreyesus, who will complete the program in February 2020. “So this program is a great way for us to get the certification and pursue the career field. Without it, it would have been difficult for me to get my certifi- cation, so I am grateful I had the opportunity.”
As a member of the 921st Contracting Support Battalion, Ge breyesus is part of a team that provides contractual support to all units in the U.S. Army Pacific. Te team also supports the Teater Security Cooperation Program, disaster relief evacuation
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