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GIVEAWAY, from page 8________ when the food truck came to Outdoor NCO, from page 7____________ the transition from Airman to NCO
Rec for the kickoff event. That was the is an important milestone in an Air-
put their names in, which consisted of reason why I couldn’t believe it.” the inductees participated in semi- man’s career.
just writing your name, phone number nars with various briefings to help
and email address on a paper and put- Del Valle has worked at Outdoor Rec guide them onto the path to becom- “There is the transition from being
ting it in the box. We’ve had things on as an outdoor adventure programmer ing successful NCOs. an NCO to being a Senior NCO, but
Facebook to let people know where the since 2010. at that point you’re going from being
box was going to be too.” “We developed a course with the a leader of a few to being a leader of
“Right now I’m driving an old truck career assistance advisors to high- many. So that change might be a little
On Sept. 22, the 99th FSS held the so this is awesome that I get a new light topics and get Airmen talking easier,” said Yarnes. “You’re going
summer finale at The Club, where they car,” Del Valle said. “To the 99th FSS and listening,” said Yarnes. “Courses from being a follower to all of a sud-
raff led off more tablets, TVs, cameras and Nellis leadership, I just want to ranged from professional relations den being in charge of other Airmen
and headphones before York drew Del say thank you so much, this was an to a followership group exercise to a and ensuring that the mission gets
Valle’s name in front of a room full of incredible opportunity.” career progression brief.” done. That can be a hard change for
the event’s attendees. Since Del Valle a lot of people to make.”
was not at the event, due to his work And to everyone that didn’t win An important part of the transi-
schedule at the Outdoor Recreation the car, Jones-Bolden offered a bit of tion is for NCOs to learn how to Yarnes hopes that those partici-
Center on base, York called his cell solace. professionally handle the close ties pating in the NCO induction seminar
phone and put the call on speaker they may have with the Airmen they and the ceremony take away that
phone so all could hear. In addition “We got a lot of calls from people work with. they are becoming an NCO so they
to winning the car, Del Valle also was who were upset because we weren’t need to be ready to take on increased
given $2,500 spending cash to pay for having fireworks on the Fourth of July, “The transition from the Airman responsibilities and need to know
the car’s tax, title and licensing fees. so with the giveaways we wanted peo- to NCO tier is an important step in what people will expect from them
ple to see that this is what we’ve been their careers,” said Tech. Sgt. Tyler as NCOs.
“(York) said I had a parking ticket on doing with the money that would’ve Meyenburg, 99th Medical Group
base and I didn’t recognize the phone normally gone into fireworks or other NCOIC of nutritional medicine. “The rewarding part is helping
number either, so I thought it was a things of that nature. Fireworks last for “They need to know how to go about these new NCOs learn the roles
joke,” Del Valle said. “I’ve never won an hour and then it’s over until the next managing those relationships and and responsibilities of becoming an
anything that big so I was nervous, year, but we’re giving away things that what changes are going to happen NCO,” said Meyenburg. “As soon
sweating, jumping, screaming — a lot are tangible, things that people can use when you put on that one extra as you get that stripe or go through
of emotions. I only put my name in that last a long time,” she said. “And if stripe.” Airman Leadership School, you’re
we have the opportunity, we’ll do this going to be somebody’s supervisor.”
again next year. Meyenburg and Yarnes agreed,
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