Photo By Sgt. Clay Beyersdorfer | U.S. Army Spc. Dontel Cromety, a CJ6 helpdesk technician lead at Regional Command...... read more read more
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The Warrior Ethos of the Soldier’s Creed is four short sentences long.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
Those four sentences define the life of Spc. Dontel Cromety, a 4th Infantry Division soldier, who is a computer information analyst and helpdesk technician lead in Regional Command (South), Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
It is one thing to say the Warrior Ethos, but Cromety makes a point to live it while deployed overseas and even back at home.
I will always place the mission first
Cromety, a Soldier in C Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, works in the CJ-6 section of headquarters at RC(S), which oversees and works with any information technology that is used on KAF. He is part of a team that develops and services communication mediums like email, internet and computer access accounts; as well as fixes any network issues that may occur on KAF.
“I’m a hands-on guy, I am relentless in figuring things out and getting the job done,” said Cromety, a Virginia Beach, Va. native. “I enjoy this job because it allows me to be so hands-on and figure stuff out.”
Sgt. Brian Moody, RC(S) CJ-6 noncommissioned officer in charge and Cromety’s first line supervisor, praised the Soldier’s passionate approach to working.
“He (Cromety) is someone I can completely trust sending to fix problems that occur here daily,” Moody said. “I know if I send him on a mission, it will get done and it will get done right.”
I will never accept defeat
When he is not working on IT support, Cromety is big on working out and being in great shape.
He compared working out to accomplishing missions and getting things done in the work place.
“Working out and doing physical training has only intensified my passion for working and being in the Army,” Cromety said. “It puts me in a good frame of mind, makes me look forward to going to work, and being in the right mind-set to accomplish the task at hand.”
I will never quit
Cromety makes a point to getting the job done; whether that mission takes five minutes or five hours.
“He is really good at software and has been doing this for awhile; he is so dependable,” Moody said.
Cromety’s relentless attitude is part of his whole philosophy on life.
With a laugh he said, “In my eyes, if you’re not first, you’re last; there’s no other option.”
I will never leave a fallen comrade
Back at Fort Carson, Cromety’s peers see him as a leader, and he makes a habit of leading his fellow Soldiers.
Spc. Zach Esparza, who currently works alongside Cromety in the CJ-6 at KAF, was taken under Cromety’s wing when he first arrived to the unit back at Fort Carson.
“From the minute I got there he was always very helpful, willing to show us new Soldiers around, drive us to the post exchange and help us transition to the unit,” Esparza said. “He’s been doing our job much longer than I have and he’s very helpful with all the software.”
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“I just strive to be the best in everything,” Cromety said. “If I give my best, than I know I will be successful.”
| Date Taken: | 09.11.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.11.2013 09:07 |
| Story ID: | 113432 |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Hometown: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US |
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