Courtesy Photo | Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Buzick of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, N.D. Army...... read more read more
BISMARCK, N.D. — Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Buzick has been named the N.D. Army National Guard's Strength Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer of the year.
The prestigious SMNCO of the Year award (formerly known as "Chief's 54" award) is presented every year to each state and territory's top recruiter. The award is based on the three tenets of strength maintenance: recruiting, retention and attrition management.
Achieving excellence in his profession is nothing new to Buzick. This is the fourth year in a row he has met his assigned mission. Buzick, recruiting out of the Grand Forks, N.D., area, enlisted 27 soldiers into the N.D. Army National Guard in 2009. He excelled beyond his goal this year, achieved nearly 130 percent of his assigned mission during one of the National Guard's most historically challenging years due to ongoing combat operations overseas.
"Winning the SMNCO of the year is something that has been my goal from the first day I started," Buzick said. "To be recognized as North Dakota's best is something that I'm very proud of and it's an attribute to the excellent community that I recruit for and the great support system that I am surrounded with at work and at home."
Buzick represented North Dakota in Las Vegas, Nev., in the first phase of the National SMNCO of the Year Competition Oct., 6. He competed against other states in the Recruiting and Retention Area Command region. The RRAC includes seven other states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.
"Sgt. 1st Class Buzick competed professionally and aggressively in the RRAC VI regional competition and we are excited to call him our best in North Dakota," said Maj. Daryl Roerick, Recruiting and Retention commander.
An official awards ceremony will be held mid-December in Washington, D.C. Buzick, accompanied by his wife, Amber, will receive his award and be recognized by Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, director of the Army National Guard.
Sgt. 1st Class Buzick, son of Marilyn Buzick of Barnesville, Minn., and Duane Buzick of Gardner, N.D., lives in Grand Forks, N.D., with his wife, Amber, and son, Mason.
| Date Taken: | 10.09.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 10.09.2009 09:46 |
| Story ID: | 39876 |
| Location: | BISMARCK, US |
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