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Award Examples Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award Cat: Junior Enlisted Winner: MAJCOM AFI 36-2805 para 3.9
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SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Directs USAFA Basic Cadet Training--1,300 basic cadets, 1,150 cadet cadre, 130 AD cadre, 15 support
  agencies, 9 Military Training Instructors (MTIs), and a 38-day syllabus with 400 hours of instruction/training
- Revised 18 Lesson plans with 25+ hours of instruction--updated obsolete plans with current standards/format
- Coordinated billeting, funding, and support for MTIs from Lackland--crafted comprehensive 32-hour schedule
  to instruct 1,150 cadet cadre with 6 certified MTIs--cadets lauded the improvement and quality of instruction
- Brainstormed idea for MTIs during BCT--organized support; BCT poised as most successful in USAFA history
- Falcon Zone Manager for Class of '07 In-processing--earned special recognition from Commandant of Cadets
- ## TRG/CC Stan/Eval chief for cadet military training--assists/evaluates Air Officers Commanding/Academy
  Military Trainers (AMTs) on teaching techniques/material content--provided feedback loop to ## TRG/CC
- Created/delivered 4 briefings on BCT to 800 appointees and parents during USAF Academy's Orientation
  -- Provided attendees information on training policies, rules and expectations prior to critical decision point
- Completely overhauled the BCT schedule and Basic Cadet Training--deleted 120 hours of inefficient time to
  unveil several new programs and to evaluate Basics/cadet cadre on the newly created pass/fail standards
- Created a comprehensive training record for BCT cadre--training will be documented and cadre will be fully
  qualified/certified on all standards of behavior taught by the MTIs before any interaction with a basic cadet
- Certified 600 BCT cadre in CPR with cadet EMT staff--creating safest possible BCT training environment
- Pitched accelerated uniform wear to 34 TRW/CC--34 SD agreed; basics will wear full BDUs 1st time ever
- Incorporated best from Annapolis, West Point and Lackland into BCT--changes align USAFA with active duty
- Taught/prepared 60 cadets for assistant MTI duties at Lackland--6-week summer program transforms cadets
- Taught AMTs 20-hour refresher course on drill/ceremonies and teaching techniques to prepare them for BCT
 

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
- Resuscitated the Cadet Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) club--volunteered 350+ hours of personal time
  -- Personally instructed 270+ hours--class scored 16% above the national avg on practical skills/written exam
  -- EMT program approached extinction--critical support to summer programs, USAFA events saved by <FNAME>!
  -- Obtained approved/licensed AF Site Code from AF EMT Program Manager--working with Registrar to
     create academic accredited course for EMT program--cadets pay for books and take course after hours
- Advised, planned, and taught parade/retirement practice for AFSPC/CV's retirement ceremony at Peterson
  AFB--dedicated 40+ hours of personal time to deliver flawless ceremony--awarded AFAM by troop CC
 

LEADERSHIP IMAGE
- Advisor to the USAFA Honor Guard Drill Team--accompanied team to Huntington Beach (Southern California
  Invitational Drill Meet)--led team to 1st place finish in 4 out of 5 categories and 1st place overall in the meet
- Volunteered as Assistant NCOIC of the USAFA Sandhurst Team--trained/coached team for 6 months--team
  was #1 American finisher, 4th out of 43 teams, up from #19 last year; beat all 21 West Point teams on home turf
- Taught Peterson NCO Academy instructors new lesson plan--validated the plan for formal integration in class
- Member of the Outstanding Airman of the Year banquet planning committee--charged with floor production
  -- 500 attendees awed by event--lauded by the organizer and received recognition from the Command Chief
 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Assisted in coordinating the 4th of July Festivities--provided manning for security and escort duty for VIPs
- Handpicked to provide medical coverage for 100+ United Nations Delegates during week-long conference
- Requested by Petersen AFB teach, orchestrate and plan the "Welcome Home Parade" for 9 units (900 people)
  from Peterson AFB--planned the formations, uniforms, instruction, for 1st ever "Welcome Home Parade"
  -- 60,000 attended--rave reviews from military/civilians; most professional, best marching units in the parade!
- Instructed 2 CPR Health Care Provider Courses--provided relief to instructors overburdened by deployments
- TSgt <LNAME> epitomizes the words "leadership in action" and is truly deserving of this prestigious award!

Final Note:

This is an OUTSTANDING Lance P. Sijan package.  There really isn't anything overly wrong with it.  The only problems that jumped out was the use of Acronyms.  EMT was used before it was spelled out and BCT was never spelled out and it was used interchangeably with Basic Cadet Training.