Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Boglin

Tech. Sgt. Carlos Boglin, contracting officer, 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, Southwest Asia, participates in a pre-construction meeting at a forward deployed location. Boglin is this week's "Rock Solid Warrior," a program started by the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's Top 3 Council.

Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Boglin

Published June 21, 2013
386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Rank/First & Last Name: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Boglin

Deployed Unit: 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron

Duty Title: Contracting Officer

Home unit/station: 673rd Contracting Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

Family's military heritage: Mom served eight years in the Army. Dad served 20 years in the AF.

What is your mission here? Buying what the customer needs

What are some of the best parts of your mission? The best part of the mission is to see a project develop from a concept to a reality.

What are some of the challenges you face while conducting your mission, and how do you overcome them? The biggest challenge is customer expectation management. I overcome this obstacle through customer education.

How does your job differ in a deployed environment vs. home base? Things seem to move a little faster with a little more urgency in a deployed environment. Back home people wanted things by yesterday. When deployed, they needed it six months ago.

How many times have you deployed? Three

What makes this deployment unique? The people I work with. Each time I deploy the people working next me determine the overall experience.

Why did you join the Air Force? To see the world and get an education. Fortunately for me, the Air Force has delivered as promised.