Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Mutis A Capizzi | 170414-N-HP188-006 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 14, 2017) Logistics Specialist...... read more read more
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By: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mutis A. Capizzi, Bataan Public Affairs
5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATION – When it comes to ships in the Navy’s Fleet, it is important to understand operating targets. An operating target is the amount of money a ship has for parts and services. With the current continuing resolution authority (CRA) set to end April 28th, now more than ever, it is important to ensure that all parts are maintained efficiently and that any parts that need to be replaced are tracked and processed correctly in order to keep our missions going.
Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jeniel Patrice Daley, is the key member responsible for keeping the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan’s (LHD 5) aviation parts are within CRA policy.
A member of the supply department aviation support division, she is the ship’s Depot Level Repairable (DLR) manager. It is her primary job to make sure all items, that are based on unit cost, annual demand, difficulty of repair or other economic considerations are accounted for and or treated as special inventory items.
“Before stock control can release funding to purchase these expensive parts, I have to make sure that this is actually the part I am going to receive so we don’t get a carcass charge, which is to pay the full price of the item,” said Daley.
Daley shared that she has a station where she bubble wraps each part and then packages it for shipment. This is essential in keeping aviation parts safe from e additional damage, incurring extra repair costs while being delivered to the warehouse for repair or replacement.
Daley graduated from Saint Hughes High School for Girls in Kingston, Jamaica at the age of 17 in 2003. The following year, she immigrated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before finally settling in Long Island, New York.
“Supposedly, New York is the ‘Big Apple’ where you can take a bite out of it, but I wasn’t biting anything,” said Daley. “At the age of 25, I realized that even though I was hustling and bustling doing what I had to do, it wasn’t enough. So I decided to try the Navy. I wanted job stability and a better way of life.”
Daley enlisted into the Navy in August 2012, as a Logistics Specialist; and has been stationed on Bataan just shy of two years.
Enlisting in the Navy was the needed changing point in her life.
“Not to brag or boast, but coming from a basement apartment to owning my own four bed-room house that I can afford is a big deal for me,” said Daley. “I couldn’t afford a car when I was living in New York. My husband drove me everywhere. Now I have my own car. I believe the Navy did work out for me.”
Due to Daley’s diligent work ethic and attention to detail, her division has had zero carcass charges for the fiscal year 2016. She was also Supply Department’s Sailor of the Quarter, first quarter 2017.
Daley went on to say that one of the best lessons she learned from her time on Bataan is to finish what you start. Sailors cannot expect anybody to finish their work for them or to read their minds. They have to be able to communicate not only their needs clearly, but also what they have done, what they might be working on and be situational aware at all times.
“The best advice I can give to junior Sailors arriving to Bataan is to stay focused and stay away from negative people,” said Daley. “You can’t hide from them, but you can stay motivated and find at least one person you can vent to; such as a mentor.”
Daley ended with saying that her 3-year-old daughter, Ariel, is what keeps her motivated to continue to be a model Sailor.
“I am motivated to do the right thing because of her,” said Daley. “I miss out on the little things, like her vocabulary forming more clearly and I wonder if this is all worth it, the separation. I ask myself if I am doing the right thing for her; being away from my child. But then I remember, this is not just for her, it is for our country as well and it is the best thing I could do for her.”
Daley said what helps continuing her service is having a support system; whether civilian or military, it helps to know you have people you can count on when you need them.
“My husband is my biggest supporter. He is Ariel’s mom, dad and best friend when I am not there,” said Daley. “Knowing that if something should happen to me, my daughter will be well taken care of makes it easier for me to focus on being the best Sailor I can be.”
| Date Taken: | 04.25.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 04.25.2017 08:41 |
| Story ID: | 231424 |
| Location: | LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Hometown: | KINGSTON, JM |
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