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Dorm of the quarter

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  • By Chief Master Sgt. Margarita Overton
  • 36th Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --  "Excellence - some excel because they are destined to, most excel because they are determined to."

These are the words inscribed on Senior Airman Kenneth Cabanas, 36th Maintenance Squadron's, certificate for winning the Dormitory Room of the Quarter for January through April 2012.

"It's an awesome feeling to be recognized for my excellence from the time I wake up, to the end of duty day," Airman Cabanas said.

The Dorm Room of the Quarter Recognition Program was launched in October 2011. The purpose is to recognize and reward Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen residing in Team Andersen unaccompanied housing for being empowered to improve their personal quality of life and for exceeding the required housing standards within a specified quarter. Each group/tenant unit may submit one resident per quarter whose room has exceeded standards and each group/tenant unit provides an inspector to assess the winner on competition day.

The rooms are assessed and graded on overall cleanliness, appearance and personalization. The winner obtains a coin from the Command Chief Master Sergeant, some monetary prizes from Army and Air Force Exchange Services, 36th Force Support Squadron and Andersen's Chiefs Group and a dorm room of the quarter parking sign which they are allowed to place in the parking spot of their choosing for an entire quarter.

"I'm extremely proud of the great stewardship Airman Cabanas exhibits in the dormitory; that stewardship bleeds into everything he does," said Senior Master Sgt. Joanne Reed, 36th Maintenance Group First Sergeant. "He sets an outstanding example for all of us."

Next quarter, the First Sergeant Council has developed a way to expand the competition further by instituting a Dormitory of the Quarter competition whereby the winning dormitory will receive $2,500 and apply those funds toward a quality of life purchase that will benefit the respective dormitory residents. To find out more about Team Andersen's Dormitory Recognition Program please contact your first sergeant, chief, or command chief master sergeant.