Soldier serving in multiple positions receives battlefield promotion

Courtesy Photo | Sgt. Ryan Rudd, a nuclear, biological, and chemical non-commissioned officer-in-charge with the 60th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Greenfield, Mass., native, is promoted through the battlefield promotion system Sept. 1 at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. David Hankins)  

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IRAQ

09.01.2010

Courtesy Story

224th Sustainment Brigade

Story by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richard Guinotte

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq— Soldiers with the 60th Ordnance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), had the privilege to witness the battlefield promotion of one of their Soldiers Sept. 1 at the ammunition supply point on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Rudd, the nuclear, biological, and chemical non-commissioned officer-in-charge with the 60th Ord. Co., and a Greenfield, Mass., native, was promoted under the battlefield promotion system. Re-implemented in early 2010, deserving soldiers who go above and beyond can be meritoriously promoted while deployed in support of combat operations.

According to his leaders and peers, Rudd continually proves himself to be among the best with a long list of job titles, unmatched work ethic, respect, and admiration from all who have the privilege to work with him.

Rudd began the deployment in November 2009 as the company’s NBC NCOIC and information management officer. Due to a number of soldiers in the company redeploying early because of responsible drawdown requirements, Rudd assumed the supply NCOIC duties on top of his already busy schedule.

“Rudd’s ability to successfully work multiple jobs simultaneously became apparent quickly,” said 1st Lt. Christopher Weyant, executive officer of the 60th Ord Co., and a Colorado Springs, Colo., native. “It’s not an easy task to track him down at work, but he has yet to come to me with an unsolved issue or a missed deadline.”

Soldiers who work for Rudd have positive things to say as well.

“He has taught me how to be a better Soldier and that hard work does pay off,” said Spc. John Karczewski, an administrative clerk with the 60th Ord. Co., and a Pittsburg native.

Rudd was already a promotable sergeant very close to making the cut-off for promotion. Attending college during this deployment was going to put him close to the maximum number of promotion points.

Sgt. 1st Class Daniels, a headquarters platoon sergeant with the 60th Ord. Co., and a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native, said the battlefield promotion just sped up the inevitable.

“It was only a matter of time before he made the rank through the normal channels,” said Daniels. “This is just another competitive avenue for [junior enlisted] Soldiers and NCOs to get promoted based on their work performance.”

When asked about the competitiveness of this system, Weyant’s response was straight and to the point.

“Rudd was not just given the rank,” he said. “He undoubtedly earned it. His name and packet were submitted along with countless other names from other companies within the brigade. Only one of all those individuals gets the promotion per quarter.”

• Date Taken: 09.01.2010
• Date Posted: 10.03.2010 08:02
• Story ID: 57416
• Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ