{"id":21724,"date":"2023-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=21724"},"modified":"2023-08-05T06:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:41:57","slug":"fort-cavazos-boss-earns-top-honors-out-of-the-box-concepts-earn-boss-in-a-box-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=21724","title":{"rendered":"Fort Cavazos BOSS earns top honors: Out of the box concepts earn \u2018BOSS in a Box\u2019 recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Neicey Davis, DFMWR BOSS advisor, and Sgt. Jasmine Tcha, BOSS president, pose with Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin Hall, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Cavazos command sergeant major, at the 2023 Boss awards ceremony in July. The Fort Cavazos BOSS program placed first in the Army-wide BOSS in a Box competition and Davis received the BOSS MWR Advisor of the Year (Army-wide) Fetus Edwards Award for exceptional service, dedication and commitment to the BOSS program. (Photo courtesy of Neicey Davis, DFMWR BOSS advisor)
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas <\/strong>\u2014 What began as an initiative to respond to the recreational needs of single service members nearly 35 years ago, has matured into a robust program that has become an integral aspect of today\u2019s Army.<\/p>\n

The Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program was established within the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, the precursor agency to the Directorate for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, in 1989.<\/p>\n

Soldiers voiced their recommendations through focus groups and in 1991, the Army Chief of Staff formally expanded the BOSS program to enhance the overall quality of life for single Soldiers and include community service and volunteer activities. These facets came to represent the core components, or \u201cpillars\u201d of the BOSS program.<\/p>\n

In the more than three decades since it began, BOSS has expanded to accommodate a more advanced fighting force, said Fort Cavazos BOSS President Sgt. Jasmine Tcha.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BOSS program has greatly improved since its inception 35 years ago,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are changes in the way Soldiers are able to plan and execute events. This comes with incoming single Soldiers. As the generations come, the program modernizes with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tcha explained that what makes the Fort Cavazos\u2019 BOSS program unique is the focus on various units within the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do we feature (our units) with a photo, but we also allow their unit BOSS representatives to take charge of one event that month,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis makes our program stand out because we involve the units with the program to ensure their support (with) the single Soldiers. We are the only installation doing this. Other installations really like the idea, and we hope to set the standard across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program\u2019s efforts seem to be paying off as the Fort Cavazos BOSS program recently placed first in the Army-wide BOSS in a Box competition.<\/p>\n

The annual competition invites BOSS programs from all over the world to best describe their program \u201cin a box.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garrisons worldwide were tasked by Installation Management Command to present a display board that represented all three pillars of the BOSS program (Quality of Life, Community Service and Recreation & Leisure), and one stand-alone pillar, Life Skills.<\/p>\n

To represent these pillars, Fort Cavazos featured storyboards with pictures and descriptions of events conducted over the past year as well as their continuity books so that other garrisons could see what Fort Cavazos has been doing over the past year.<\/p>\n

The Soldiers got creative and went with a \u201cMatrix\u201d theme to showcase their display, explaining that choosing to enter the Matrix promotes a better life, just like being involved with the BOSS program.<\/p>\n

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\n The Fort Cavazos BOSS program featured storyboards with pictures and descriptions of events conducted over the past year at the 2023 BOSS in a Box competition in July. The Soldiers went with a \u201cMatrix\u201d theme to showcase their display, explaining that choosing to enter the Matrix promotes a better life, just like being involved with the BOSS program. (Photo courtesy of Neicey Davis, DFMWR BOSS advisor)
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Tcha explained that the recognition illustrates commitment to the program and to Soldiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award speaks to how involved, engaged and loved the program is by our single Soldiers on Fort Cavazos,\u201d she expressed. \u201cIt symbolizes that we care about our Soldiers, what they say and what they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neicey Davis, DFMWR BOSS advisor, agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe award won by the program shows how much our single Soldiers on Fort Cavazos care about the program and how involved they are,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Davis was presented the BOSS DMWR Advisor of the Year (Army-wide) Fetus Edwards Award For exceptional service, dedication and commitment to the BOSS program.<\/p>\n

She attributed much of her success to the support of her leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a strong command that cares so much for our single Soldiers, it makes my job easier,\u201d Davis expressed.<\/p>\n

Davis declared that the future of the BOSS program is limitless.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program is constantly improving,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cWith newer generations of Soldiers comes new ideas. The only limit to our program is the single Soldier\u2019s imagination and will to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tcha also gushed about the future of the program.<\/p>\n

She explained that the program just started \u201cBOSS Clubs,\u201d a forum where Fort Cavazos single Soldiers can interact with other Soldiers that have common interests. There are also plans to start a \u201cBOSS Podcast\u201d that will feature single Soldiers discussing how they would like to improve the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program will continue to grow and evolve as more and more Soldiers are joining the program,\u201d Tcha said. \u201cThere are so many new suggestions, improvements and ideas our program can channel into one voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Single Soldiers, as well as geo bachelors\/bachelorettes and single parents, are eligible to join BOSS.<\/p>\n

Community service events are also open to married Soldiers. To get involved with the BOSS program, Soldiers can contact their unit BOSS representative, the Fort Cavazos BOSS president, at 254-287-6116 or stop by BOSS Headquarters, Bldg. 9212 on Old Ironsides Ave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Neicey Davis, DFMWR BOSS advisor, and Sgt. Jasmine Tcha, BOSS president, pose with Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin Hall, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Cavazos command sergeant major, at the 2023 Boss awards ceremony in July. The Fort Cavazos BOSS program placed first in the Army-wide BOSS in a Box competition and Davis received the BOSS MWR Advisor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21726,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21729,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21724\/revisions\/21729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}