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NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. - Ben Clancy, an attorney-advisor for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the Army Materiel Command Vincent J. Faggioli Achievement Award for providing outstanding legal support.
It’s a prestigious award and the competition is tough, according to USASAC attorney-advisor Nancy Waldron, who nominated Clancy. Just as Clancy was starting in February 2023, she was leaving for a nine-month Civilian Expeditionary Workforce assignment overseas.
“Ben jumped in and seamlessly covered much of my work, in addition to the contract work he was primarily hired to do,” said Waldron. “We are very fortunate to have someone of Ben’s character, intelligence, and professionalism as part of our legal team.”
With 28 years as a Navy Judge Advocate and now serving as an Army civilian, Clancy has extensive Department of Defense experience. But he admits he faced a steep learning curve at USASAC and stayed quite busy. Not only did he take on additional duties during Waldron’s absence, but he was navigating the unfamiliar realm of foreign military sales and security assistance. He also took on a legal intern in a career broadening assignment and underwent major surgery with extensive recovery time. Despite the heavy workload, Clancy said doing his best to support the command was simply “the right thing to do."
Waldron, however, saw beyond Clancy’s modesty. She knew his strong legal experience was vital to the command, and his efforts were worthy of commendation.
“Ben has been a tremendous asset to USASAC, and it is important that his contributions are recognized by the AMC Command Counsel and USASAC leadership, as well as the workforce,” said Waldron. “Having him as an in-house attorney at New Cumberland, providing contract law support that we used to outsource, has been a big win for us. His duties and impact extend far beyond contracts and reach all areas of our legal practice."
“I’m just humbled and grateful for people thinking that way of me,” Clancy said of receiving the award. “It means a lot.”
Waldron described Clancy as an all-around positive force who genuinely cares about people and is diligent about doing the right thing. His drive to guide people on making ethical and legal decisions is one reason he intends to keep working as long as he can.
“A lot of people my age are retired and doing other things, but I like what we do,” said Clancy. “I still feel young at heart and physically fit, so I’m not ready to step down. I tell people I’m not ready for the rocking chair.”
Realizing the population of DoD attorneys is aging, Clancy encourages young professionals to explore the wealth of opportunities available in government law.
“Obviously as a judge advocate you can go all kinds of places, but even as a civilian lawyer there’s so many boutique areas,” said Clancy. “We have people doing intelligence law, environmental law, labor law, contract law, criminal law –we even have museum law. And of course, there’s the Reserve and National Guard as well. There’s just so many opportunities to be with the military, either in uniform or as a civilian. I’m passionate about trying to support that.”
When he does retire, Clancy figures he will get involved in some sort of mentorship, charity or volunteer work – whatever keeps him out of the rocking chair.
| Date Taken: | 12.23.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.23.2024 11:18 |
| Story ID: | 488216 |
| Location: | NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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