KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The winner of the Joint Sustainment Command 'NCO of the Year' has already made plans to delay his leave. But Sgt. Christopher Mancino isn't beyond delaying his leave a second time even though he may miss his wedding anniversary.
Mancino, a Soldier with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, said he had already spoke with his wife, Jamie, about the possibility of winning the JSC-A 'NCO of the Year,' which took place, April 12—16.
Mancino will now move on to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command level pitted against Soldiers from Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. That competition will take place at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 10—14, which coincides with Mancino's leave dates.
"I spoke to my wife on the phone," Mancino said. "She supports me all the way."
Mancino said the change in plans means that his parents and in-laws will have to change their plans to visit him while on leave. More importantly for Mancino, however, is that he makes it home shortly after the competition.
On May 19, he and his wife will celebrate their wedding anniversary. "That [wedding anniversary] is important to me," Mancino said. "I have trained hard for this. We will have to see how it plays out."
If Mancino wins the NCO competition at the 1st TSC, it is possible he will have to delay his leave for another few weeks.
Mancino would then move to the Army Central Command level, meaning he would possibly not take leave until late May or even in June.
Mancino said he has been studying warrior training tasks, Army regulations and Army field manuals for two hours a day to prepare for the competition. In addition, he is currently taking two college classes. He said it has been difficult to find time to do the work. He said that all his extra time is spent on studying for the military competitions or his college classes.
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.19.2010 02:58 |
| Story ID: | 48320 |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 194 |
| Downloads: | 183 |
This work, NCO of the Year to Delay Leave, by LTC Daniel Lonowski, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
