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By Sgt. 1st Class Kerry Gerber
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq— “To be an effective equal opportunity leader, you need to be fair, impartial, objective,” said Col. Shawn Morrissey, commander of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Boston native, when he addressed the equal opportunity course graduates Jan. 29 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
He spoke passionately to a graduation audience of 22 Soldiers and one Sailor, who were all charged to ‘Be Change Makers,’ an EOL motto.
The students spent the previous six days receiving instruction that not only challenged their understanding of Army Regulation 600-20, The Army Command Policy, but also who they are as people.
“I now understand that being an EOL is not about investigating, but educating,” said Staff Sgt. Earnest Simpson II, Ammo Storage Section Chief for the 8th Ordnance Detachment, 749th Combat Service Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd ESC, and a Woodbridge, N.J., native.
Simpson was voted by the class as the Most Valuable Player.
Simpson and Petty Officer 1st Class Fredica Johnson, a Shreveport, La., native who work for the Iraqi Training and Assist Mission under the United States Forces-Iraq, recommend attending the course.
The graduation marks the fifth time Sgt. 1st Class Talisha Brown, equal opportunity advisor for the 3rd Sus. Bde., 103rd ESC, a Baton Rouge, La., native, has taught the EOL course. To date, more than 120 military members have attended the 60-hour course at JBB.
Brown will have one more opportunity in March to instruct the course before she redeploys. Service members interested in attending the course should contact their unit EOL.
“This is just good for you as a person,” Morrissey said during his speech. “One of our mottos in the brigade is, ‘Row well and live.’ We’re all here for the good of the ship. It’s about team approach.”
| Date Taken: | 02.06.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2011 19:49 |
| Story ID: | 64914 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ |
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