Photo By Chief Petty Officer David Kolmel | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO FT. SAM HOUSTON, Texas (May 23, 2019) Sailors assigned to Navy...... read more read more
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO FT. SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Sailors from Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command (NMETLC) competed in a cardboard boat race at Medicine Education Training Campus (METC) pool, May 24, 2019.
The race consisted of boats made of cardboard and duct tape; the race consisted of two complete legs of the pool and a basic example of seamanship by tying a clove hitch knot.
The event was part of Sailor 360, a Navy initiative to develop innovative and creative command-developed leadership programs.
“The idea behind the boat race was originally designed to build camaraderie, teamwork and allow junior Sailors a chance to utilize their creative ideas to achieve a common goal,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Timothy Soukup, an instructor at NMTSC and event lead. “Events like this highlight these important characteristics in a fun and positive environment.”
Teamwork was an import part of the competition and is a fundamental cornerstone of the Sailor 360 event.
“Events like this build teamwork that everyone is able to bring something to the table, discuss the ideas and collectively produce a final product,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher Cruz, assigned to Academic Support Division of Defense Health Agency and a member of the winning team. “We are spread out in the San Antonio area, and events like this allow us to come together.”
This is one of many events that have been held throughout the year to build upon these fundamentals.
“So far we have done a dodge ball competition to incorporate some athletic competition, then we did MIF feud [like Family Feud] to incorporate cognitive and military trivia to capture the strengths of each team,” said Soukup. “We have received some very good feedback regarding this year’s Sailor 360 competition events and hopefully it will grow from there.”
| Date Taken: | 05.23.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.30.2019 12:38 |
| Story ID: | 324549 |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 114 |
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