[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17427-17428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT STEVEN J. PERRAULT

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
an individual from the 44th Congressional District of California who 
has dedicated his life to defending the people of this country and 
preserving the basic freedoms and liberties that we hold dear. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in thanking Chief Master Sergeant Steven J. 
Perrault for his 23-plus years of dedicated service in the United 
States Air Force.
  Chief Perrault enlisted in the Air Force on January 15, 1988, as an 
Administrative Specialist assigned to Westover Air Force Base, 
Massachusetts. He served for two years in this role prior to 
transitioning to Vehicle Operations. After three years, Chief Perrault 
then moved to his first duty station and worked as a recruiter at 
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
  During his career, Chief Perrault was assigned as a Line Recruiter, 
which is primarily responsible for new enlistees, and an in-service 
recruiter which helps Regular Air Force members transfer into the 
Reserve Component. Due to his knowledge and skills he was selected for 
a Headquarters assignment helping oversee both the Operations and 
Training Branches of Recruiting Service at Robins Air Force Base, 
Georgia in 2000. Chief Perrault took on the tough assignment as a 
Senior Recruiter and was responsible for a new operating location in 
Denver, Colorado that managed all in-service recruiters assigned to the 
Midwest portion of the United States. In August 2005, after laying the 
ground work for success in Denver, Chief Perrault was assigned to 
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as a Senior Recruiter.
  In August 2007, he was chosen as the Superintendent for the Western 
Recruiting Squadron. Since that time, Chief Perrault has been 
instrumental in meeting their annual recruiting goals for the ninth 
straight year. During his career, Chief Perrault has been directly 
responsible for helping to recruit more than 8,500 airmen into the Air 
Force Reserve and has contributed to the continued success of the Air 
Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service.
  Most recently, Chief Perrault has served as Superintendent, Western 
Recruiting Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, Air Force 
Reserve Command. In this role, he has been responsible for coaching and 
mentoring the 96 enlisted personnel assigned to the squadron as well as 
ensuring congressionally mandated end-strength manning for reserve 
units across 17 states, one U.S. territory, and in three countries.

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  Chief Perrault could not have been such a tremendous leader without 
the love and unfailing support of his wife Senior Master Sergeant 
(retired) Cheryl Perrault and their four children: Technical Sergeant 
Cassandra Casul, Senior Airman Shane Perrault, Kyle Perrault, and Ms. 
Ashlie Wendt. Helping to build his foundation for success early in life 
were his father Robert Perrault, his step-mother Carol; his mother 
Karen Gardiner and his step-father Sergeant Major (retired) Dennis 
Gardiner.
  Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues in expressing our sincere 
appreciation to Chief Master Sergeant Steven J. Perrault for his 
outstanding service to both the United States Air Force and our great 
nation. Chief Perrault will retire from the United States Air Force 
service with more than just his experience, decorated career and 
remarkable accomplishments. He will also have served as a shining 
example and constant reminder of what it means to be an American 
patriot and leader. I am grateful for his service and salute him as he 
retires from the United States Air Force.

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