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Career
Tech Center
Greenville
SCM Student's Job Shadow at WPAFB
On
Friday, March 28th, 2014 nine students from Greenville Career Tech
Center's Supply Chain Management were selected to participate in Wright
Patterson Airforce Base's Annual Job Shadowing day. The
students were nominated by their instructor, Dara Buchy to
participate in nine different career areas at WPAFB.
The
experience allowed students to work side by side with enlisted
military people and live a day in their job. Some positions were,
Supply Chain Management, Base Commander, Bomb Disarmament, C-17 and
Contracting-Acquisitions. All of the students enjoyed their
experience at the base.
Students
were met by their mentor for the day and escorted to the job site.
Many students enjoyed a driving tour of the base seeing, the multiple
golf courses, the flight line and hangers, some base housing, the
churches and other recreational locations.
Junior
Tylor Bowman was placed with SSgt Rachel Stadsvold of the 88th Bomb
Disarmament. Mr. Bowman learned about the daily activities of being
a member of the Bomb disarmament unit including the maintenance of
equipment, training on robotics and what activie field experience is
like. While visiting the group Mr. Bowman manuevered a pobit, doned
a disarmament suit and witnessed the detination of a bomb. "I
loved everything about the day", explained Mr. Bowman.
"It
was a great experience!", said Tanika Ray," Seeing first
hand helps when making decisions about my future." Ms. Ray was
placed with Major Kandi Bowling in Acquisitions. The day included
learning the enormity of purchasing huge quantities of goods for
everyone in the military. Not only buying the goods, but then
getting the goods delivered to the right location and at the right
time. "Major Bowling was an awesome mentor to shadow. She
explained her process and was really excited about her job",
said Ms. Ray
Other
students participating were Keisha Warner with Doug Fields- Analyst,
Brady Dowler with SSgt. JerryProctor - Contracting and Sales,
Sydney Alcaraz with the Meterology department, Natalie Esarey with
Major Michael Sierra- Supply Chain Management, Michaela Colby with
SSgt. Roy- C-17, Anai Gutierez with Sgt. Lewis of the Security
Forces, and Jade Anthony with Col. Cassie Barlow, the base Commander
for WPAFB.
The
Supply Chain Management program at Greenville's Career Tech Center is
a business program that teaches students business processes and
proceedures while encouraging them to experience many different types
iof work through job shadowing experiences. If your business
is willing to host a student for a job shadow experience please
contact Dara Buchy via email dbuchy@greenville.k12.oh.us.
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