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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Some soldiers stand above their peers and set the standard for others to follow. Spc. Roxanna A. Lewis, the administrative clerk for Company B, 36th Division Special Troops Battalion, is one such soldier.
“Without her in this office, the company would go nuts,” said Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Leon, Company B operations non-commissioned officer. “She doesn’t need supervision, she’s always good at her work and she keeps the commander and first sergeant up to date.”
She’s way ahead of her peers, is very knowledgeable and very mature, Leon, a Newark, N.J., native, added.
Paperwork and countless hours at the computer updating files is all part of the job, but simply taking care of the Soldiers in her company is what makes it worthwhile, Lewis said.
“Pay is usually the number one issue I deal with,” the 28-year-old Virginia Beach, Va., native said. “I’m currently working on inputting everyone’s [rest and relaxation] leave, accident avoidance courses and updating 4100s.”
The Army National Guard Form 4100 is an overview of a soldier’s military career and civilian education used to determine promotion eligibility, she added. She also keeps the company personnel files current, updates all administrative records and loads them to the individual Personnel Electronic Records Management System network and maintains the company’s morning report, a document used to track the location of the company’s more than 200 soldiers.
“She takes care of soldier’s pay issues, promotions, TRICARE issues, marriages, new-born children, [Service member’s Group Life Insurance] updates and a whole list of administrative work,” Leon said.
Lewis originally came to Texas to attend college and joined the Texas Army National Guard four years ago. She served as an administrative clerk with the 1836th Transportation Battalion in El Paso, Texas, and recently signed on with B Company for the 36th Infantry Division’s deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
“Everything is going smooth so far for the deployment,” Lewis said. “Some days we get out of the office around normal hours, some days we get out around 8 p.m. It’s a lot of work, but I enjoy helping other soldiers.”
Soldiers like Lewis are a dream come true for a commander.
“I need a lot of information before I make a decision on what order I will give as a commander,” said Capt. Kadett E. Derry, B Company commander and Alamogordo, N.M., native. “She already has whatever information I need ready before I even ask for it. Her tasks are always done properly and I never have to follow up with her. It’s very refreshing to work with such an outstanding soldier.”
| Date Taken: | 10.25.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.25.2010 19:20 |
| Story ID: | 58793 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCORD, WA, US |
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