20th CBRNE Retention

Last week, the 20th CBRNE Command Retention Team held its FY25 Career Counselor of the Year (CCOY) Competition at Fort Carson, hosted by the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD).

The event challenged competitors through a timed 50-question exam, a mystery event focused on a critical task for PMOS 79S, and a formal board appearance testing their expertise in the U.S. Army Retention Program.

It was a close and hard-fought competition, but the winner is SSG Filip Velghe, representing the 184th Ordnance Battalion EOD, 52d Ordnance Group, 20th CBRNE Command 52nd Ordnance Group - EOD!

SSG Velghe will now advance to the FORSCOM Retention FY25 CCOY Competition to represent the 20th CBRNE Command.

Please join us in congratulating SSG Velghe on this incredible achievement and wishing him the best of luck as he competes at the next level!

This week, we celebrated and bid farewell to MSG Wade Wagley, one of the greatest Career Counselors the Army has had. He wraps up an incredible 22 years of dedicated service to the United States Army. On behalf of the 20th CBRNE Command and your Career Counselor family, we want to express our deepest appreciation for the countless ways you’ve impacted the lives and careers of thousands of Soldiers. Your unwavering commitment, exceptional leadership, and genuine care for others have left a lasting mark on all of us.

MSG Wagley, you’ve always led with professionalism, heart, and a passion for helping Soldiers succeed, and for that, we are forever grateful. While it’s hard to say goodbye, we are so excited to see you step into this next chapter and know you’ll continue to do amazing things. Thank you for everything you’ve given to our Army family. You will truly be missed, but your legacy will live on!

30 January 2003 - 31 January 2025
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