Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi meritoriously promotes Sailors
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Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi promoted eight Sailors through the Fiscal Year 2018 Meritorious Advancement Program this month.
All are entitled to increased pay retroactive to July 1: HM3 Dwight Smith, from Naval Branch Health Clinic Fort Worth; HM3 Alec Bushong, from NHCCC San Antonio Detachment; HM1 Misty Banks, HM2 Jacob Manuel, HM3 Cynthia VegaCavazos, HM3 Matthew Chandler, and LS2 Cody Bass, all from NHCCC; and HM2 Jessica Wright, from NBHC Kingsville.
The Navy introduced MAP in July 2015, replacing the Navy’s Command Advancement Program. According to the Navy Personnel Command website, MAP is designed to recognize superior performance and authorizes commanding officers to advance the best and most deserving E-3 through E-5 Sailors to the next higher pay grade.
HMCM Andy Burnett, NHCCC senior enlisted leader, said that this year’s candidates were very competitive. “All packages that were submitted were Sailors that were early promote eligible, by definition performing at two paygrades higher than their current one,” said Burnett.
All of the MAP applications included community involvement, advanced education, collateral duties, command involvement and other vital performance indicators.
Wright believes her submission demonstrated her determination, and she is convinced that documentation paid big dividends.
“I made sure that I was performing above my paygrade and I never gave up,” she explained, adding the importance of having chosen a mentor to help keep track of achievements. “Always hit everything you can on the evaluation scoring sheet and remember college matters. When submitting your package make sure to include everything and the kitchen sink!”
Meritorious promotion is part of the Navy’s ongoing talent management initiatives used to empower the command triad to advance their top-performing Sailors, advancing them when they are ready for the next level of responsibility.
VegaCavazos explained what she did to demonstrate her potential.
“I always put my best foot forward, and put my hands on everything I could, not only to make me an ‘all around’ Sailor, but to also better myself. I always made sure I was a part of the big projects as well as the little ones,” VegaCavazos said. “Always keep pushing, always keep trying. Put everything you can in your package and evaluation, even if you think it’s not big enough, it could be that tiny bit needed to separate you from the rest of your shipmates.”
Navy retention and advancement policies are aimed at ensuring the best-qualified, highest-performing Sailors are promoted and retained. The MAP program supplements traditional advancement via exams to ensure that occurs, and to empower command leadership to personally identify those who are immediately ready for promotion.
This is the third year that shore Sailors have been eligible for meritorious promotion through MAP. For more information about MAP, including quotas by UIC, controlled rates information, forms, points of contact, and answers to frequently asked questions go to http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/Advancement/Pages/MAP.aspx