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Pryce Visits Army National Guard Post, DSCC COLUMBUS , OH – Today, Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-Columbus) visited the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) and the Ohio National Guard post located at the facility. “The men and women who serve this facility are genuine assets to our community,” said Pryce after touring DSCC. “Their professionalism, dedication and work ethic are second to none, and these qualities played a decisive role in the Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s decision to not only preserve the Whitehall facility, but to enhance and expand it.” Pryce added, “As we sit here today -- a year and a half removed from the BRAC decision -- DSCC is better positioned than ever before to remain a critically important part of our local economy and military infrastructure. With the addition of the new VA outpatient clinic, the National Guard base, and the 500 new jobs and an estimated 1,100 jobs relocating to the center, our facility will be an irreplaceable piece of our military and national security network well into the foreseeable future.” During the base realignment process, BRAC recommended consolidating the nation’s military accounting service facilities (DFAS) from 26 to 5, and thus the future of our DFAS installation was in question. Pryce was a tireless advocate for DFAS Columbus, and worked with the central Ohio delegation and community leaders to showcase our facility’s attributes, workers, and strategic importance. Ultimately, BRAC agreed, and in addition to preserving and expanding DFAS Columbus, several local Army Reserve Corps units were merged and located to DSCC, thereby strengthening DSCC’s relative importance nationally. Earlier in the afternoon, Pryce visited the Ohio National Guard post adjacent to DSCC, where she met a number of recruits leaving for basic training on Thursday. She also received a briefing on the Ohio National Guard’s newly redesigned Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP), formerly known as “pre-basic.” Under the redesigned RSC, recruits are provided a clearer and more complete understanding of the challenges that await them in basic training and military life, and when armed with this information, they are less likely to abandon the program. Since the RSC was modified in Ohio, the program has helped decrease the attrition rate of Guard recruits in our state from 40% to 10%, saving the military money and improving the efficiency of our system of recruiting our nation’s volunteer army. Second Row: 2LT Eastep, SFC Frenzel, SFC Lawrence, SFC Thomas, Third Row: SFC Thurman, Sam Mark, SFC Schmigotzki, SSG Welle, |
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