By MC2 Shawn J. Stewart

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Ehrlich, Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Kelli Kennedy and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Scott Froom, from left, are pictured following Staff Quarters, March 6, where they were each awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in front of the university's Herrmann Hall.

"It's an honor to be selected for Sailor of the Year," said Kennedy. "The team we have in the Special Security Office (SSO) are integral to my success. We have worked hard all year and this is the culmination of their hard work and mine."

Also awarded were the Blue Jacket and Junior Sailor of the Year awards, represented by Ehrlich and Froom respectively.

"I am grateful and I feel honored to be selected as the 2014 NPS Junior Sailor of the Year," said Froom. "2014 has brought many accomplishments to my life and I attribute them to my family, friends and fellow sailors. I've learned that NPS is conducive to excellence, allowing me personal and professional growth … and I look forward to achieving many more milestones."

Ehrlich agrees, noting, "My chain of command has given me the time and the tools to succeed," he added. "In one year I've been able to accomplish so much. I've been promoted to 3rd Class Petty Officer and now I'm the Blue Jacket of the Year … It doesn't get any better than that."