Chief Master Sergeant Paul Y. Martin is the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Academic Division and Interim Command Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Medical Education and Training Campus. The 126-member unit, he oversees, underpins the Defense Department’s premier tri-service campus responsible for training more than 20,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen in 51 healthcare sciences per year. He supervises multiple support facets to include personnel, finance, logistics, facility management, security, safety, information technology, and administration. Chief Martin advises his director on all matters regarding personnel, operations and the directorate’s overall mission performance. As a member of the campus’ senior enlisted cadre, he leverages the talents within his unit to transform young Americans into enlisted medical professionals prepared to save lives around the globe.
Chief Martin grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii and enlisted in the Air Force in March 1992. He has been stationed at a number of locations in California, Texas, and Southwest Asia. Chief Martin served in a variety of laboratory and management duties as well as being a first sergeant in-garrison and abroad. He was appointed to his current position on July 24, 2013. Chief Martin is married to Celia and has two daughters, Jenna and Rhea.
EDUCATION
1996: Airman Leadership School, Edwards AFB, California
1998: Associates of Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2002: Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas
2005: USAF First Sergeant Academy, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Alabama
2006: Associates of Applied Science degree in Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2009: USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March – May 1992: Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. May 1992 – September 1992: Student, Medical Laboratory Technician, Phase I, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. September 1992 – July 1993: Student, Medical Laboratory Technician, Phase II, Travis AFB, California
4. July 1993 – October 1999: Medical Laboratory Journeyman; Noncommissioned Officer In Charge, Chemistry, 95th Medical Support Squadron, Edwards AFB, California
5. October 1999 – November 2005: Medical Laboratory Craftsman; Assistant Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Core Laboratory; Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Microbiology; Additional Duty First Sergeant, 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Travis AFB, California (March 2003 – May 2003, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Biological Augmentation Team, 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, Southwest Asia)
6. November 2005 – November 2010: First Sergeant, 77th Aeronautical Systems Group; First Sergeant, 311th Mission Support Group; Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Counterproliferation Branch; Superintendent, Biosciences and Performance Division, Brooks City-Base, Texas (September 2007 – January 2008, First Sergeant, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia)
7. November 2010 – July 2013: Superintendent, Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Flight; 4T0XX Functional Manager, Air Mobility Command, 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Travis AFB, California
8. July 2013 – Present: Senior Enlisted Advisor, Director for Administration, Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1993: Honor Graduate, Medical Laboratory Technician Apprentice Course, Phase II
2003: Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron
2005: Commandant’s Award, USAF First Sergeant Academy
2006: Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award, 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing
2007: First Sergeant of the Year, 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing & Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center
2008: First Sergeant of the Year, 311th Human Systems Wing, Team Brooks, & Aeronautical Systems Center
2009: John L. Levitow Award, USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2009: Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, 711th Human Performance Wing & AF Research Laboratory
2010: Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award, USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic – March 1992
Airman First Class – May 1992
Senior Airman – September 1994
Staff Sergeant – June 1998
Technical Sergeant – July 2002
Master Sergeant – July 2005
Senior Master Sergeant – Sep 2010
Chief Master Sergeant – Oct 2013
(Current as of March 2014)