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SAN DIEGO – For more than 50 years, Navy League has been recognizing the top performing enlisted female service members to award them the Navy League’s Enlisted Woman of the Year award. This year, a non-commissioned officer with 1st Marine Logistics Group was awarded the award for all her accomplishments so far.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Aimee Granger, tactical readiness trainer, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st MLG, was awarded the Navy League 51st Enlisted Woman of the Year at the Marriott Hotel here, March 28.
“It’s an honor and a great sense of accomplishment to have received this award,” said Granger, from Falcon Company. “There were over 20 members nominated for the award, and I know each one of the nominees worked very hard to be recognized by their chain of command. It was a great surprise for me to have won the award because there were so many commands there.”
Enlisting in the Navy more than five years ago, Granger said she was searching for an opportunity to do great things with her life and to be financially stable.
“At the time, I was going to a nursing school because I had always wanted to become a nurse,” Granger said. “When I told my parents that I was dropping out to serve my country, they were pretty shocked. They were kind of dumbfounded and wanted an explanation.”
Since she enlisted, Granger has worked as medical personnel with Navy units, the blue side of the department, as well as working with the Marines on the green side.
“I’ve actually only been green side for two years; my other three were all blue side,” said Granger. “I like learning the medical aspect of what blue side teaches you, things you don't ever see on green side such as a stronger patient continuity by following your patient's treatment. But what I love about the green side is the camaraderie we share. There is nothing like it anywhere else and I love being part of it.”
She has accomplished several milestones while working with both sides. Some of her most recognizable accomplishments were the 2011 Junior Sailor of the Year for I Marine Expeditionary Force, the Navy Achievement Medal for her time with the Female Engagement Team 10.2 and the 2007 Blue Jacket of the Year.
Granger recalled her most memorable experience of her career, where she was actively supporting 1st Marine Division with their missions as the medical personnel for the Female Engagement Team 10.2 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
“It's funny that my biggest highlight walks hand-in-hand with the hardest time in my career,” she said. “It was my time forward with 1st Marine Division. The mission was truly pertinent, amazing, and necessary; the accomplishments and projects that I walked away with were great; we helped a lot of people who were in need.”
Granger stayed humble after accepting the award.
“It is a nice form of positive reinforcement,” she said. “I thank God everyday for the opportunities and blessings that are in my life. It has definitely been a busy year and there were a lot of great things accomplished, so it was really nice to see that hard work and dedication pay off. I have a great team, good leaders and a strong support system, so winning this felt like a thank you to all of them for everything they’ve done and continue to do.”
Granger also took some time to thank the Navy League for the award, as well as her family, who had been supporting her from the beginning.
“I would just like to say thank you to the Navy League and all of the civilian sponsors who took the time to put such a great recognition and luncheon together. Also, I want to thank my family, friends, and team, who made everything possible. My parents always say they are proud of me, but you can tell that they want me to come home. I am just not done chasing dreams yet, so they are going to have to wait a while longer.”
| Date Taken: | 03.28.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.03.2012 18:06 |
| Story ID: | 86194 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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