A sailor in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s production resources department has been selected out of 3,000 enlisted men and women as the Naval Sea Systems Command 2011 active-duty Sailor of the Year, the Navy said.
Petty Officer 1st Class Cody W. Davis, a machinist’s mate, has supervised and trained more than 200 sailors in trouble-shooting, repairing and testing numerous complex mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems since January 2011.
Davis, who enlisted in December 2003, also found the time to mentor 20 enlisted sailors as the machinist’s mate weapons training coordinator, a position normally filled by a chief petty officer, one rank above Davis, and he was the departmental career counselor, officials said.
As the shipyard’s assistant command fitness leader, he encouraged sailors to improve their physical fitness by coordinating and monitoring physical performance tests, according to the shipyard.
Davis also led a shipyard community relations effort as president of the First Class Petty Officer Association, through which he spearheaded fundraisers and activities such as student robotics programs, blood drives and playground construction for the Waipahu YMCA. He also spurred Sailors Against Drunk Driving and the coaching of athletes at neighboring schools.
He also graduated from Hawaii Pacific University magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice during the past year. He is now working to complete his master’s degree from Central Michigan University.
"Receiving Sailor of the Year (honors) was humbling because we have a very talented work force," said Davis, originally from Pell City, Ala.
Davis will represent the Naval Sea Systems Command at the Vice Chief of Naval Operations’ Shore Sailor of the Year competition at the Pentagon in April, when he will go up against winners from 28 other naval commands.
The shipyard is the state’s largest industrial employer with a combined civilian and military work force of more than 4,900 and an annual economic impact of $907 million.
