Credentials: Ochs vs. Stoffel

Now for the 22-year retired Marine Major Steve Ochs:

Honor Graduate USA Armor Training Center (Tank School)

Marine of the Year, 3^rd Marine Division (10,000 Marines),

Meritorious Promotion Private through Sergeant

Selection to Warrant Officer (5% selection rate)

Selection to Lieutenant

Early selection to Captain

Early selection to Major

Selection to Lt Colonel (retired prior to promotion)

PADI Rescue Diver

Member VFW

Member Marine Security Guard Assn

Certified Animal Control Officer

Certified Range Coach USMC

Graduate Amphibious Warfare School

Graduate Marine Security Guard School

Graduate Basic School, Quantico, VA

Certified Shipboard Security Officer

Certified Shipboard Fire Fighting

Member SAS Team (Nuclear Weapon Release Officer)

Top Secret Security Clearance

Marine Corps Test Director for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft

Carried on the Diplomatic list of the U.S. Department of State and was issued a Diplomatic pass port.

Guarded the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Geneva, Switzerland

Protected four U.S. Embassies and one U.S. Mission (Kabul, New Delhi, Bern, Geneva and Reykjavik.

Certified user Monadnock expandable baton

Certified to use Mark V mace

Marine Corps Institute Course Completions:

The Marine NCO

Individual Protective Measures

Desert Operations

Cold Weather Operations

Military Functions in Civil Disturbances

Pistol and Revolver Preventative and Corrective Maintenance

Calling and adjusting supporting arms

Reconnaissance Marine

Finance

M-60 Machine Gun

Amphibious Warfare School:

Combat Service Support

Intelligence

Communications

Nuclear & Chemical warfare support

Mechanized Forces

Tactical Fundamentals

Infantry Operations

Marine Corps History

Professional Communications

Fleet Marine Force Organization

Marine Aviation

Fire Support

Staff Functions

Fixed Wing Embarkation

Unit Guard Officer

Unit Close Combat Instructor

Certified use of deadly force trainer

Unit Chaser (brings back deserters or escorts prisoners)

Boot Camp MCRD Parris Island South Carolina

Armor Crewman Advanced Individual Training (9 weeks)

Marine Security Guard School (6 weeks)

Warrant Officer Basic Course (13 weeks)

Amphibious Warfare School (36 weeks)

USAF Airlift Operations School (3 weeks)

Strategic Mobility Planning Course (2 weeks)

Team Embark Officers Course (3 Weeks)

Tactical Jet ejection seat refresher: Stencil (Harrier Jet) Baker (0-A Four) A-4 Tactical Jet

Back seat qualified OA-4 and VMAT 203 Harrier Jet

Emergency Egress Helo/Jet Qualified

Water Survival qualified

Water Safety instructor

Certified CPR /AED for the professional rescuer

Certified Life Guard

Personal Protection Assignment for Charge de Affairs Kabul Afghanistan.

Personal Protection Assignment for DEA agent awaiting extraction from Bern, Switzerland

Rifle Expert (5^th award)

Pistol Expert (5^th award)

Meritorious Service Medal – 2 awards

Navy Commendation Medal 2 awards

Army Achievement Medal

Navy Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air force Organizational Excellence Medal

Joint Meritorious unit Award (Somalia)

Navy Unit Commendation Award

Meritorious Unit Commendation Award

Good Conduct Medal 2 awards (only awarded to enlisted Marines)

Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 2 awards

Southwest Asia Service Medal 2 awards

Sea Service Deployment ribbon 5 awards

Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon – 3 awards

Marine Security Guard Ribbon – (special duty award)

Kuwait Liberation Medal

Four Letters of Commendation – (one for saving a drowning Naval Officer in the Port of Bahrain when he fell overboard).

One for conducting the colors ceremony for a Vice Presidential visit- George Bush- Geneva, Switzerland.

One for actions concerning a Soviet Defector U.S. Embassy Kabul.

One for actions during a Bomb threat U.S. Embassy Kabul

Four Meritorious Masts.

One Classified Commendation - (U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan).

Two Special Reports of Fitness

Completed 10 marathons, 2 ultra marathons, 1 relay ultra marathon

10 perfect score Marine Physical Fitness Tests - 300 Pts

Comments

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SO........it might be a good idea to start a second list covering specific service to this community?
In addition to his other achievements, he has garnered the respect of the younger citizens of this community and imbued them with the notions of honor, fairness, and responsibility.
I am not saying Terry Stoffel has not served this community, I am just saying that Mr. Ochs as Sheriff would serve this community much better.

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Terry does not have these credentials! Steve you are the right man for the job! Terry please stop the personal attacks!