Courtesy Photo | Spc. Kristie Hatch, an ammunition specialist with 2nd Platoon, 8th Ordnance Company,...... read more read more
By: Spc. Victoria Prescott
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – After weeks of preparation, company-level boards, mock boards and hours of study sessions, Spc. Kristie Hatch, an ammunition specialist with 2nd Platoon, 8th Ordnance Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a Burlington, N.C., native, added another accomplishment to her deployment checklist by winning the Soldier of the Quarter.
“I went to the board to prove that there is nothing I would ask or expect my soldiers to do that I have not already done myself,” Hatch said. “If I can accomplish this and set an example for other soldiers to follow, then there’s nothing they can’t accomplish.”
The Soldier of the Quarter board, which was composed of five members ranging from sergeant major to staff sergeant, asked questions from the Army study guide. The board also consisted of an essay assignment explaining how diversity, empowerment and leadership affect the Army.
“From the moment that Spc. Hatch reported to the president of the board, she represented herself, the 8th Ordnance Company, and the 749th CSSB, flawlessly,” said 1st Sgt. Ken Baker, the first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 749th CSSB, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th ESC and a Paradise, Calif., native. “She was truly representative of confidence under fire. I am extremely proud of her accomplishments.”
Hatch said she is looking forward to competing at the Soldier of the Year board.
| Date Taken: | 04.19.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.01.2011 07:59 |
| Story ID: | 69650 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ |
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