JOINT BASE CHARLESTON –
Name: Crystal Brown
Rank: Information Systems Technician 2nd Class (E-5)
Unit/Department: IT Department at Naval Support Activity on Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station. IT2 Brown will be joining the 628th Communications Squadron in the following week.
Age: 23
Children: Three-year-old daughter, Ariel
Pets: "Oh No! I have a kid, that's enough for me."
Favorite Activity: "I like to shop and watch movies, but I have a great passion for cooking Puerto Rican food."
Favorite Quote: "You live and you learn, I say it all the time."
Favorite place to eat in town: "I really don't go out to eat very often, I'd much rather be at home cooking a healthier meal for my daughter."
What is one thing that you would like to accomplish while at Joint Base Charleston? "My goal while I am here is to get my bachelor's degree. I'm getting it in the Health Care
Management field because I find it interesting and I want to be able to make a difference in the health care industry. It only takes one person to make a change or better a process."
What has been your favorite assignment in the military? "My first ship, USS San Antonio (LPD 17); it was the first of its class in the fleet. I learned a lot while I was there, I wasn't always an IT; I was a deck seaman before I converted into this rating. I had a lot of really good leadership examples to learn from. They really set the standard for me on what I want my own career to grow into."
What assignment would be the ultimate duty? "I would have to pick London because of the culture. It would be something new and exciting because of all the history."
Favorite task within your specialty/rate: "Satisfying a customer! Just making sure that if there is a problem with their computer, it gets fixed in a timely manner and doesn't sit around making the customer wait."
If you were the Chief of Naval Operations for the Navy for one day, what would you do? "I would take a look into the lifestyles of Sailors and try to improve their way of living, especially onboard ships. But I think that while that is important, I would focus more on challenging the upper leadership to take a more pro-active role in the guidance of our enlisted Sailors."