{"id":21738,"date":"2023-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=21738"},"modified":"2023-08-05T06:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:42:02","slug":"veterinary-food-inspector-continues-to-reach-personal-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=21738","title":{"rendered":"Veterinary Food Inspector continues to reach personal goals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STUTTGART, Germany — Veterinary Food Inspector earns Bachelor of Science with a focus on health care management from the Excelsior University in New York, while serving as noncommissioned officer in charge of the Stuttgart Veterinary Treatment Facility.<\/p>\n

Ohio-native Staff Sgt. Lenee Williams, veterinary food inspector and noncommissioned officer in charge of the Stuttgart Veterinary Treatment Facility, initially enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2009 as a cargo transport specialist but after a nine-month tour to Bagram, Afghanistan, she decided to change her military occupational series and retrained.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the military, I was in University, but I had to leave school due to financial reasons,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI joined the U.S. Army to be able to pay off student loans but I stayed in once I realized that I will be able to make a career out of it and explore options outside of Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2014, Williams talked to a warrant officer who back then was a veterinary food inspector.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought being a health inspector equivalent in the Army was pretty cool and my friend had a lot of good things to say,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThe medical field has fascinated me since I was a little child, and I was curious to see a different side of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a Romeo is a silent military occupational series, a lot of people don\u2019t know about it but when I explain it, they think it\u2019s cool,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI enjoy knowing that we keep people safe without putting ourselves out there. We also have the opportunity to work with a lot of different services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams has worked with the Marines and the Navy and enjoyed her times as a ship rider in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a one-person job, I accompanied a Navy supply ship and was in charge of inspecting the food products and their distribution,\u201d William said. \u201cIt was great learning about their operations on the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Stuttgart Veterinary Treatment Facility, Williams makes sure that her section runs efficiently.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ensure that the food mission is complete, and I work on overcoming any food related challenges that arise,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut it also involves a lot of training and mentoring soldiers, attending meetings or motivating and building a cohesive team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams firmly believes in \u201cto always continue to learn\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s never too late to make a change or try a new direction in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2017, I decided to pursue a degree in health care management.\u201d Williams said. \u201cBeing a Branch NCOIC has given me the necessary tools and I feel like I already have a leg up, being in a supervisory role and managing a clinic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juggling family, school and being in the Army does not come easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not for the weak, it was a struggle,\u201d Williams said. \u201cLuckily, I was only deployed once and my school worked with me that I was able to split some of the courses. I would\u2019ve not been able to do it without the support of my spouse and daughter. There were times I didn\u2019t have much of a personal life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams graduated in July 2023.<\/p>\n

For the future, she is hoping to achieve her next goals, but she understands \u201cthat the means of getting there might change.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Williams retires from the Army, she would like to work in the nursing field.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of next year, I have six years left in the Army,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWhile I\u2019m in the Army, I would like to obtain the rank of Sgt. First Class and continue to work on my prerequisites for nursing and towards my nursing degree.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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