Week of 9‐26‐11 Weekly Employee Newslink Congratulations to Linda Mather for 40 Years with CRST International CEC(SCW/SS) Bradley S. Redden CEC Bradley Steven Redden was born 16 April, 1970 in Charleston, SC. Moving in 1981 to Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Putnam City North High School with the class of 1988, and attended Central State University in Edmond, OK for one year prior to enlisting in the Navy on 19 September 1989. BTFN Redden reported to Machinist Mate “A” School in late 1991, and volunteered for Basic Enlisted Submarine School in early 1992. Upon completion of BESS, he re- ported to the USS Omaha (SSN -692) at Pearl Harbor, HI. He promoted to MM3, and was honorably discharged from active duty in 1994, transferring to the U.S. Naval Re- serves, and joining the Seabees of NMCB 22 out of Fort Worth, TX. He was attached in 2002 to NMCB 22’s Air Detachment and called to deploy to Iraq in 2003, and again in 2005 in support of OIF. CE2 Redden was assigned to the SPEC OP Detachment, and served as the Prime Power Liaison to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He promoted to CE1, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 in sup- port of OEF, where he served as Bravo Company’s OPS Chief and LPO, and demobilized in 2010. Chief Petty Officer Selection Board advancement results publicly posted in late June 2011, by Navy Administrative message that CE1 Redden had been selected for promotion to Chief Petty Officer. Advancement into the Chief Petty Officer grades is the most significant promotion within the enli sted naval ranks. The uniform changes to reflect this change of duty. Once selected for advancement to Chief, the selectee is made to endure a period of instruction and mentoring by his or her Chief's Mess. The selectee is assigned a sponsor who supervises the selectee's indoctrination. A "charge book", decorated in the manner with advice from the Sponsor, is presented by the selectee for signa- ture to every Chief, Senior Chief, and Master Chief in the local area. These Chiefs provide written tasks, ask questions, or provide guidance to the selectee. Though more than two months long, the last two to three weeks being the most intense, Initiation would commonly begin at midnight and last throughout that night and into the next day ending around midday, the day Chiefs are pinned yearly. CEC(SCW/SS) Bradley S. Redden is currently assigned as NMCB 22’s Sea- bee Combat Warfare Specialist Program Coordinator. He started with CRST Expedited in late November of 2010 as a Safety Trainer at the Oklahoma City termi- nal, and was recently promoted to Training Supervisor for the CRST Cedar Rapids Training Facility. He currently resides in Cedar Rapids, IA, with his wife Shanda, step-son Aaron, and daughter Brinlee.