[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8518-S8519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            TRIBUTE TO CAPT. CAROLYN V. PREVATTE, U.S. NAVY

 Mr. GLENN. Mr. President, I rise to recognize the dedication, 
public service, and patriotism of Capt. Carolyn V. Prevatte, U.S. Navy. 
She has retired from active duty after more than 23 years of faithful 
service to our Nation. Captain Prevatte's contribution in formulating 
and implementing personnel policy helped to sustain the highest quality 
naval force we have had in the history of our armed services. Her 
strong commitment to excellence will have a lasting effect on the 
vitality of our modern warfighters. Her outstanding service commands 
the admiration and respect of her military colleagues and the Members 
of Congress.
  Captain Prevatte is a native of the great State of Tennessee, but it 
can truly be said that she has spent her entire life in the service of 
our country since she is the daughter of a retired Army master 
sergeant. Commissioned in August 1971 at the Women Officers School, 
Newport, RI, Captain Prevatte served her first tour in Training 
Squadron 28, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX. Her department head 
tour followed at Naval Station, Annapolis, MD. While in Annapolis, she 
served as an assistant company officer on plebe detail for the U.S. 
Naval Academy class of 1980, the first to include women. In 1977, she 
commenced duty as Senior Instructor, Naval Reserve Officer Training 
Corps Unit, at the Texas A&M University. From there, she served as 
Operations Officer, Office of Legislative Affairs and as a Joint 
Manpower Planner, organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 
Washington, DC. While on the joint staff, she was 
[[Page S8519]] assigned additional duty as a military social aide at 
the White House. Captain Prevatte was Executive Officer of Navy 
Recruiting District, Houston, TX, from April 1984 to December 1985.
  In January 1986, Captain Prevatte returned to Washington, DC for 
assignment as Head, Fleet Command Support Branch, Naval Military 
Personnel Command [NMPC]. In April 1987, she became the Deputy 
Director, Restricted Line/Staff Corps Officer Distribution and Special 
Placement Division, NMPC, and in February 1989, she became 
Administrative Assistant/Aide to the Commander, NMPC. Captain Prevatte 
served as Commanding Officer, Personnel Support Activity, Pensacola, 
FL, from December 1989 through August 1991. She reported to the Bureau 
of Naval Personnel in September 1991, where she served as Director, 
Allocation Division (Pers-45) prior to her assignment to the staff of 
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) as 
Executive Director, Standing Committee on Military and Civilian Women 
in the Department of the Navy in April 1993. Additionally, in June 
1993, she assumed duties as Staff Director (Manpower) in the Office of 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower).
  In March 1994, Captain Prevatte was selected to serve as Executive 
Assistant and Naval Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs). She transferred to the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense in October 1994, where she served as Military 
Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management 
Policy) until her retirement.
  A proven Navy subspecialist in Manpower, Personnel and Training 
Analysis, Captain Prevatte holds a bachelor of science degree from 
Middle Tennessee State University and a master of science degree from 
Texas A&M University. She was named an Outstanding Young Woman of the 
Year in 1982. Her military awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense 
Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Service Medal with three 
gold stars, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal with 
one gold star.
  Our Nation, the U.S. Navy, and her parents, Master Sergeant (Retired) 
and Mrs. James L. Prevatte, can truly be proud of the captain's many 
accomplishments. A woman of such extraordinary talent and integrity is 
rare indeed. While her honorable service will be genuinely missed in 
the Department of Defense, it gives me great pleasure to recognize 
Captain Prevatte before my colleagues and wish her all of our best 
wishes in her well deserved retirement.


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