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Tyndall's First Dorm of the Quarter Award

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  • By Senior Airman Alex Echols
  • 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Taking care of the dormitories and caring about your living areas now pays off in a big way at Tyndall.

On April 29, Col. Derek C. France, 325th Fighter Wing commander, presented Tyndall's first Dorm of the Quarter award to the dormitory that showed the most improvement and cleanest rooms.

Building 1054 received $1,000 dollars toward moral and living condition improvements, which could be used for anything from buying a new television to paint for the common areas to building a volleyball court. Any type of improvement can be made as long as it is within the parameters of the program and it benefits all building residents.

"This gives the Airmen living in the dorms an incentive to improve their living area," said Master Sgt. Calvin Charles, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Dorm Management NCO in-charge.

During the quarter, Dorm Management and Tyndall first sergeants monitor all of the buildings to determine which residence is keeping their home cleanest and attempting to improve them. This helps narrow down to the top three select dorms to inspect for the award, said Charles.

The 325th FW commander and command chief will then join in on the inspection of the buildings. Overall cleanliness of the rooms and common areas as well as improvements the residence has made to their home determines the winning dorm.

Airman 1st Class Yaal Kand and Airman 1st Class Justin Powell, 325th Contracting Squadron contract specialists, are the Building 1054 dorm representatives and accepted their dorm's $1,000 check during the Quarterly Awards Ceremony.

"I think it's a good program," said Kand. "It gets people to work towards something and they can win something for their hard work. Winning is winning, and who doesn't like to win."

To win next quarter, dorm residents will need to go above and beyond to come away with the prize.

"For the next award, we're looking to see if the residents do any kind of ground improvements, like picking up cigarette butts and litter around their building, keeping their day room clean and keeping their rooms up to standards," said Charles. "I think this is a great opportunity for Airmen to come together to make dorm-life a bit better."