Alliance for National Defense Honors Two with 2006 Positive Voice Award.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Alliance for National Defense presented the 2006 Positive Voice Award to Fleet Master Chief Jacqueline L. K. DiRosa of the U.S. Navy, and Robert M. Kaufman, a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. lawyer. The Positive Voice Award recognizes individuals who have spoken out, supported, and/or been an example of the best that women offer the military and our county. The awards ceremony was held at the Women in Military Service For America Memorial The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is located at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and honors all women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 15. "Fleet Master DiRosa exemplifies all that is good, professional and to be desired in any sailor, soldier, airman or MarineCoher career vitae is overwhelming," said Brig. Gen. Evelyn P. Foote, President of AND. DiRosa is the most senior enlisted woman enlisted woman n. A female member of the armed forces who ranks below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. Noun 1. enlisted woman - a female enlisted person in the armed forces in the U.S. Navy and became the first female to hold the office of a fleet-level master chief in July. She is stationed at Norfolk, Va., with the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. DiRosa is the senior enlisted advisor for more than 97,000 active duty and reserve enlisted naval personnel who serve on 150-plus ships and submarines and 79 shore activities. This is the second time in her career that DiRosa has set a precedentCoshe was also the first female force master chief for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. DiRosa joined the Navy in 1980 as a hospital corpsman Hospital Corpsman (HM) is a rating in the United States Navy and a member of the Navy's Hospital Corps. Hospital corpsmen serve as enlisted medical specialists for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. . In accepting the award, DiRosa said, "It is a great honor. I would like to thank the women veterans in the audienceCoit is your service that allowed me to achieve. I will continue to be a positive voice for military men and women." Foote noted that Kaufman is a distinguished lawyer, civic leader and friend to women in the Armed Forces. "I can think of no individual who more richly deserves our Positive Voice Award," said Foote. Kaufman has been in legal practice with Proskauer Rose Founded in 1875, Proskauer Rose, formerly known as Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, LLP, is one of the United States' largest and prestigious law firms, providing a wide variety of legal services to clients throughout the United States and around the world from offices in New LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol for over forty years. Throughout his life, he has been extensively involved in civic, professional and non-profit organizations. His support of military women has been considerable. In addition to having been a soldier, Kaufman has contributed to the military by helping to preserve strong ethical traditions and ensure overall military readiness. He served on the Executive Committee of the West Point Board of Visitors and as a member of the Army Chief of Staff's Special Commission on the West Point Honor Code
An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable . From 1997-1999 Kaufman served on the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) was established in 1951 by then Secretary of Defense, George C. Marshall. The Committee is composed of civilian women and men who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and and has subsequently maintained a steadfast presence at DACOWITS DACOWITS Defense Advisory Committee On Women In The Service meetings. He actively supports the Women in the Military Project at the Women's Research and Education Institute and serves on AND's National Advisory Council. The Alliance for National Defense is a positive voice for U.S. military women. AND works to collect the facts on military women and provides them to scholars, the media, the public and national decision makers. It brings organizations and individuals together to continually monitor the accomplishments of military women and the level of support they receive from their military services. AND's findings are shared with the public and private sector to increase the understanding of the status of military women. Its distinguished National Advisory Council includes former assistant secretary of defense for manpower, installation and logistics, Larry J. Korb; retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Carol Mutter Lieutenant General Carol A. Mutter (Retired) (born December 17, 1945) was the first woman in the US Armed Forces promoted to three-star rank. She retired from the U.S. Marine Corps effective January 1 1999. , retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm, and retired Army Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender; and former DACOWITS Chairs Sue Tempero, Holly Hemphill, Dr. Judith Youngman, and Mary Wamsley. AND incorporated in 1998 and is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization based in Alexandria, Va. Additional information on AND is available on the Internet at www.4militarywomen.org. |
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