Technical Sergeant Krystal McNary is Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Cadet Personnel Actions at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 765, The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. She leads cadet life-cycle personnel actions, including enrollments, security clearances, and commissioning. She manages personnel record updates and leads administrative operations for 12 cadre and 133 pursuing cadets. She supervises all cadet pay actions, tuition and fees, subsistence, travel, and textbooks funds for more than $1.4M annually. She manages all medical and personnel data verification for 509 cadets via Web Intensive New Gains System.
Sergeant McNary enlisted in the Air Force in April 2011 and was assigned to the 355th Communications Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. She attended technical training school at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and graduated in August 2011. Throughout her career as an Administration Specialist, she held many positions where she managed a variety of tasks in direct support of 5 Major Commands and 18 Wings to include human resources, executive staff support, office management, and postal and official mail. Prior to her current position, TSgt McNary was the Numbered Air Force Command Programs Craftsman at 18th Air Force Scott Air Force Base Illinois.
Education
2015 Airman Leadership School, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
2023 Carnivore Leadership Course, Scott AFB Illinois
2024 25B NCOFC500 Foundations, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (virtual)
Assignments
Sep 2011– Mar 2016- Knowledge Operations Manager, 355th Communications Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
March 2016 – Apr 2017-Administration Journeyman, 51st Civil Engineers Squadron, Osan AB, Korea
Apr 2017–Jun 2018- Postal Clerk, 39th Communications Squadron Incirlik AB, Turkey
Jun 2018-Dec 2018- NCOIC Commander Support Staff, Air Force Civil Engineers Center, Tyndall AFB, Florida
Dec 2018 – Aug 2023, NAF Command Programs Craftsman, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Illinois
Aug 2023—Present, NCOIC Cadet Personnel Actions, Detachment 765, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
Major Awards and Decorations
Air and Space Achievement Medal 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Effective Dates of Promotion
Airman Basic April 19, 2011
Airman First Class June 17, 2011
Senior Airman October 17, 2013
Staff Sergeant September 1, 2018
Technical Sergeant November 1, 2023
(CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY 2025)