by Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
(WASHINGTON,
D.C.) - Lt. Cmdr. Scott Bennie, a 2000 San Dimas High School graduate and San
Dimas, California, native was recently recognized by the Chief of Naval
Personnel as the 2017 active duty Human Resource community junior officer of
the year.
Bennie, Deputy
Director of Officer Accessions and Transformation Officer, Commander, Navy
Recruiting Command (CNRC) managed all officer accession programs, both active
and Reserve, that led to the most successful officer accession recruiting
within the last 10 years. Bennie created an Information Technology system to
track transformation efforts that helped save CNRC $1 million in IT
infrastructure and startup costs, which also provided production, efficiency
and attrition analytics to the Chief of Naval Personnel. His efforts are
synched to the Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education lines of effort of
manning the Fleet, transformation, and Sailor 2025.
The award, established in 2010, recognizes a Human Resources community junior officer each year for their significant contributions to the Navy. In 2016, the opportunity for selecting Selected Reserve was made an option for the awards selection board. 2017 is the first year for both categories being awarded.
Rear Adm. Ann Burkhardt, Director, Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, is the Navy's senior HR officer who said this is a significant accomplishment for Bennie.
"Bennie has demonstrated all the qualities of an outstanding HR
officer," said Burkhardt. "His critical thinking and initiative has
resulted in unrivaled contributions that will shape Navy and Joint Human
Resources processes for years to come."
The HR community was created in 2001 to recruit, process, and assess Sailors into the Navy. HR officers serve in key positions throughout the Navy and help to improve personnel management and training systems to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward, and retain the force of tomorrow.
The HR community was created in 2001 to recruit, process, and assess Sailors into the Navy. HR officers serve in key positions throughout the Navy and help to improve personnel management and training systems to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward, and retain the force of tomorrow.