The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) recognized its top civilian performers, Oct. 20, by honoring the Junior and Senior Civilians of the Quarter (COQ) for the second quarter of 2016.

The awards were presented during an all-hands call for the staff at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Beverly Hodge, an accountant in the NETC Resources, Requirements and Assessment Department (N8) was named Senior COQ.

As the lead for Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR), Hodge is responsible for disseminating audit samples, assisting with the collection of key supporting documentation, and submitting final audit packages to the Bureau of Personnel (BUPERS) FIAR team.

Hodge enjoys the camaraderie at NETC and said she is fortunate to have had several mentors along the way. She was inspired by conversations she had with a former co-worker, who always spoke about education being the key to success.

"Education is something no one can take from you," Hodge said. "As my family became more independent, I was able to eventually follow in my co-worker's footsteps with education by obtaining a master's degree."

"Beverly is patient," FIAR Supervisor Veronica DuBose said. "She perseveres until the job is done."

Gary Webster, a training specialist in the NETC Fleet Integration, Learning and Development Department (N7) located in Dam Neck, Virginia, was named Junior COQ.

As course manager for NETC General Skills Training (GST) for Navy LifeSkills at 20 NETC learning site locations, Webster oversees the implementation and execution of the four-day course. Topics in the class include military pay and entitlements, banking and financial management, investment and savings, nutrition and physical readiness, healthy relationships, stress management, responsible alcohol and drug use, operational risk management, hazing and fraternization, sexual assault prevention, and operational security.

"Navy LifeSkills has an associated mobile app to reinforce the classroom learning," Webster said. "After completing the course, students use the app to get additional information on the topics delivered in the course."

Webster is originally from New York, and retired from the Navy in 2009 as a senior chief petty officer with 26 years of active-duty service.

"Mr. Webster's contribution to NETC's mission has been nothing short of stellar; his foresight and ability to work across multiple stakeholder domains was critical to the development, coordination, and on-time deployment of LifeSkills," N7 Department Director Capt. John Dye said. "He has consistently demonstrated a level of leadership and managerial skills that we all strive for as professionals."

"I like working with the team of professionals at NETC; they are friendly, cooperative, and goal-orientated," said Webster, who joined the NETC N7 team in October 2015.

NETC is the largest shore command in the Navy, and is comprised of more than 12,000 military and staff personnel at more than 230 subordinate activities and detachments in the United States and at remote sites overseas. NETC provides training and education to more than 31,000 students on any given day.

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