MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Tabisz, a native of Severna Park, Maryland, was recently recognized as Senior Sailor of the Quarter while serving with Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Detachment Fort Detrick, where Tabisz supports Navy Medicine’s logistics and readiness mission.
Tabisz graduated from Severna Park High School in 2004 and later earned a bachelor’s degree in computer networking and security from University of Maryland Global Campus.
With 20 years of naval service, Tabisz said the decision to join the Navy was driven by a desire for change and a call to serve.
“I was bored with school and college and wanted something new,” Tabisz said. “After 9/11, I felt a strong desire to serve my country.”
Today, Tabisz serves as a hospital corpsman.
Tabisz said lessons learned growing up continue to guide professional conduct and leadership.
“My dad always says, ‘If you’re going to do something, don’t half do it,’” Tabisz said. “My mom taught us the golden rule: to always respect and treat everyone the way you’d like to be treated.”
One of Tabisz’s proudest accomplishments centered on mentorship and career development.
“Being the command career counselor at Field Medical Training Battalion-East and 2d Marine Division was my proudest accomplishment,” Tabisz said. “Helping sailors figure out their future in the Navy and providing guidance was incredibly rewarding.”
Serving in the Navy has shaped both personal and professional perspectives.
“I’ve been in the Navy over half of my life now, and it’s been a great adventure,” Tabisz said. “It’s given me a different viewpoint on life and the world, a career to be proud of, and skills I’ll use when I get out and retire.”
When asked who Tabisz would like to recognize, family and friends were at the forefront.
“Mom, Dad, Jen and Matt, thank you for your support from the moment I joined in 2005,” Tabisz said. “Katie, Skylar and Charles, I love you and thank you for supporting me throughout our career. We’re almost finished.”
Tabisz also expressed appreciation for extended family, friends and neighbors.
“Aunt Kathy and Uncle Chris: Go Navy, Beat Army,” Tabisz said. “Neighbor Dan, thank you for supporting us while we lived in North Carolina away from home. Fisherman John, I’ll be back soon enough to go fishing again. Frank, it won’t be long before we’re throwing discs at baskets again.”
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