UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 281955Z MAR 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 071/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/MAR// SUBJ/2017 NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR// RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the selection of CTR1(IW/SW/SG/EXW) Jared D. Mollette as the 2017 Naval Shore Activities Sailor of the Year. 2. CTR1(IW/SW/SG/EXW) Jared D. Mollette was nominated by the Commander,U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. TENTH Fleet and selected from a field of 20 nominations representing some of the finest Petty Officers currently serving in our Navy. Congratulations to him and the other four exceptional finalists: a. HM1(SW) Jane Lynn V. Borja representing Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. b. HM1(EXW/FMF/DV/PJ) Brandon S. Elrod representing Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. c. ABH1(AW/SW) Joshua L. Schmeck representing Commander, Navy Instillations Command. d. SO1(SEAL) Aaron K. Smith representing Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. 3. The competition was robust and reflected the high caliber of Sailors serving at shore activities throughout the world. All of the finalists represented their commands and the entire enlisted community with distinction. 4. Petty Officer Mollette will next compete during the 2017 Navy Shore Sailor of the Year competition in April. 5. Released by Vice Admiral K. M. Donegan, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//