Flotilla 73 Operational Excellence

Post date: Jan 02, 2010 5:29:2 AM

Coast Guard Auxiliary Operational Excellence "E" Ribbon

The Operational Excellence Program will provide Coast Guard Auxiliary boat crews with a challenging opportunity to highlight their proficiency and skills through the completion of a series of evaluated scenarios. Boat crew members will receive a letter of successful completion, and Coxswains will be issued the Operational Excellence Program E-Decal.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary Excellence “E” ribbon will be issued to those team members who earned the Operational Excellence Program E-Decal award. This operational recognition program is not mandatory, and does not replace qualifications or certification. It is intended to give Auxiliarists certified in the Boat Crew Program an incentive to train and increase proficiency by working together as a highly trained and coordinated crew and to encourage additional Auxiliarists to offer their boats as Facilities.

Flotilla 73 has come to be known as a leader in the area of operations thanks in no small part to our highly qualified members and the tireless efforts of our senior leadership. We've hosted the annual Crew and Coxswain Academy for several years now which has been well received by the entire division and beyond. 2010 represents a new opportunity for Flotilla 73 to take things to the next level.

I would really like to see several of our members receive this highly coveted award before the year is out. You can find the qualification requirements in the PDF af the bottom of this announcement.

If you are active in operations I would encourage you consider this one of your goals for the 2010 year. Ideally, we'll need to form several teams who will train together and compete for this award.

Please review the requirements and contact me if you interested.

Brian Rollins

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

Commander, FL - 73