Sailor’s performance recognized

AC3 Phoebe Sharp has been in the Navy less than three years and is already racking up the accolades.

Last year, Sharp was named NAS Corpus Christi Bluejacket of the Year, a great honor for a young junior Sailor.

Her supervisors and peers recognized the daily effort Sharp gave in executing her duties as an air traffic controller.

According to Lt. Cmdr. John Woods, air traffic control facility manager, Sharp greatly exceeds all expectations of a junior Sailor, constantly pursuing excellence leading her to qualify on Final Control and Ground Control in less than 50 percent of the time allotted to pursue such a qualification.

Additionally, he said her strong military character represents the Navy Core Values in every aspect.

This also led the NASCC triad to nominate her for recognition from USAA and the San Antonio Spurs.

Throughout the NBA regular season, USAA in partnership with the Spurs, recognize military personnel and their families from military units within the San Antonio region.

The opportunity allows the service member and their guests to visit the floor of the stadium during team warm-ups and during the introduction of players prior to the game.

Sharp was able to attend the Spurs game March 17, and though she is from St. Louis, Missouri, she said she had never gotten to experience something like this before so she was very excited.

“Being named Bluejacket of the Year and getting recognized by the chain of command to represent the naval air station at a Spurs game is truly an honor,” Sharp said. “It also shows me that hard work does not go unnoticed, and inspires me to keep moving in the direction that I am.”

Sharp said she plans to pursue her bachelor’s degree and advance to 2nd class petty officer in the near future.