Active Federal Service Waiver Request for Warrant Officer Application

This document is a memorandum requesting an Active Federal Service waiver for a Warrant Officer application. The applicant, a Senior NCO with 14 years of service, details their extensive experience in maintenance management, including roles as a wheeled mechanic and Brigade Senior Maintenance Manager. The waiver request emphasizes the applicant's desire for professional growth within the Warrant Officer Corps, highlighting their leadership skills, technical expertise, and educational achievements, including a Bachelor's degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management and a Master's degree in Science of Leadership. The memorandum outlines responsibilities such as managing brigade maintenance programs, ensuring equipment readiness, and mentoring soldiers. The applicant expresses a commitment to contributing to the Ordnance Corps and seeks an opportunity to expand their knowledge and influence within the Warrant Officer Corps as an Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY
1ST BATTALION, 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
FORT BRAGG, NC 28310
REPLY TO ATTENTION OF
AFVC-AA-G November 29, 2019
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, ATTN: RCRO-SP, Fort Knox,
KY
40121-2725
SUBJECT: Request for an Active Federal Service Waiver
1. I want to express my gratitude to the board for considering my waiver request. I am petitioning for
Active Federal Service for being at my 14th year in service. The justification for my summit of an
active federal service waiver is not due to the deployments or mission-related circumstances.
Instead, it is for professional growth and giving myself opportunities to serve in every leadership
positions within the maintenance field. I have served from a wheeled mechanic up to the Brigade
Senior Maintenance Manager NCO with each post has taught and given me the confidence to be
maintenance leaders. As a senior NCO, I have the privilege to mentor peers and junior soldiers by
providing professional grown and to become leaders and experts in their technical and tactical
field. With my personal, professional development I have earned my Bachelor degree in Homeland
Security and Emergency Management and now working on my Master degree in
Science of Leadership with intent to graduate of August 2021. I now feel that I have genuinely
fulfilled my duty as a Non-Commissioned Officer and reached my personal goal. Now, I ought to
expand my technical knowledge and experiences into Warrant Officer Corps, where I will continue
to make a difference and excel as an Automotive Maintenance warrant Officer.
2. In the past 14 years of my career have genuinely allowed me to grow a tremendous amount in the
maintenance field. I have learned what is expected of me as a maintenance leader. I have gained
technical knowledge, and I pride myself in providing exceptional maintenance expertise. I want to
expand my professional knowledge and increase my opportunity to make a difference in the ever-
changing Ordnance Corps. My journey has brought me to this point for petitioning for the Active
Federal Service waiver. It is a rewarding opportunity for me applying into the Warrant Office Corps
and pursuing as the Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer. Please give me the chance to
influence my experiences and allow me to be part of the elite Warrant Officer Corps as Automotive
Maintenance Warrant officer.
3. Point of contact for this memorandum is the undersigned at 267-319-6371 or
[e-mail].

CHHAN S. LAM
SFC, USA
Maintenance Manager NCO