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the best advice she could
give a team competing for
the Connelly is to have a
plan in place, and to work
that plan.
“We noticed that every-
body’s just jumping in and
helping each other. Even
command is saying ‘Can I
get you anything?’ that sort
of thing,” she said. “Overall,
a lot of thought went into it
and it shows.”
Swain said her favorite
part of the competition is
knowing she is helping to
shine a light on the culinary
specialist career field, espe- Pvt. Austin Janakoski with a tray of
cially as an option for military service members. career asset.” fresh rolls ready to be served and
“The skills that they learn on the military side — if they Judges from the Army and for the Connelly judges to inspect.
decide that in the future, say after retirement … they want NRA evaluating units for the
to go out into the world and maybe switch careers — gives 50th annual Connelly awards supervised the Nebraska
them a really good opportunity to develop their culinary Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters
skills, and that can take them into anywhere in the food Detachment, 110th Multifunctional Medical Battalion at
service industry, from being a chef, to being a salesperson, the Mead Training Site on St. Patrick’s Day.
to training on equipment or managing people,” Swain The Nebraska solders were graded as they prepared a
said. “So this is a great jumping point. It’s an important multi-course meal in a field environment using their mobile

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