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MSgt Emily McCarthy is a Reserve Officer Training Corps Training Instructor for Detachment 355 at Boston University, Boston, MA. She is the Senior Enlisted Leader and primary enlisted advisor to the Detachment Commander and cadre on a wide range of topics including academics, health, morale, esprit de corps, mentoring, military training, professional development, and recognition of all assigned cadets.<\/p>\n
Sergeant McCarthy enlisted into the Air Force in July 2013 as an Operations Intelligence Analyst. Upon graduating the Intelligence Apprentice Course, Sergeant McCarthy was assigned to the 755 Operations Support Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. During her time as an intelligence analyst, she deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve. In this position, she delivered pre-mission briefs highlighting insurgent tactics and threats for over 100 combat missions.
\nTech Sergeant McCarthy was selected for re-training and completed the Education and Training Management Apprentice Course in 2019. As an Education and Training Manager, Sergeant McCarthy was assigned to the 355th Fighter Group as the group training manager. While in this position, she was selected as the Group Commander\u2019s executive assistant. She was then assigned to the 66 Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, as the Unit Training Manager. Within five months of being in this position, Sergeant McCarthy was hand selected by the Command Chief to serve as the base 3F2 Functional while she backfilled the position as the Base Training Manager for six months.
\nSergeant McCarthy is certified as a Volunteer Victim Advocate and leads events in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention as well as providing advocacy for victims of sexual assault. She is certified as a Community College of the Air Force Academic Advisor and CPR and first aid instructor.<\/p>\n
EDUCATION<\/strong> ASSIGNMENTS<\/strong> MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS<\/strong> OTHER ACHHIEVEMENTS<\/strong> EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION (Current as of June 2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MSgt Emily McCarthy is a Reserve Officer Training Corps Training Instructor for Detachment 355 at Boston University, Boston, MA. She is the Senior Enlisted Leader and primary enlisted advisor to the Detachment Commander and cadre on a wide range of topics including academics, health, morale, esprit de corps, mentoring, military training, professional development, and recognition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24914,"featured_media":1273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24914"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1206"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206\/revisions\/1237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2017 \u2013 Airman Leadership School, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
\n2017 \u2013 Community College of the Air Force Degree in Intelligence Studies and Technology
\n2021 \u2013 Community College of the Air Force Degree in Education and Training Management
\n2024 \u2013 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
\n2025 \u2013 Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Social Work, Northern Arizona University
\n2026 \u2013 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Keesler AFB, MS<\/p>\n
\n1. Mar 2014 \u2013 Oct 2014, Intelligence Operations Analyst, 755 Operation Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
\n2. Oct 2014 \u2013 Jan 2017, Intelligence Operations Analyst, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (Dec 2014- May 2015, 455 AEW Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan & Apr 2016 \u2013 Sep 2016, 386 AEW, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait)
\n3. Jan 2017 \u2013 May 2019, Latin American Intelligence Analyst, 12 Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
\n4. May 2019 \u2013 Jan 2021, Group Training Manager, 355 Operation Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
\n5. Jan 2021 \u2013 May 2023, Unit Training Manager, 66 Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, MA
\n6. May 2023 \u2013 Aug 2025, Group Training Manager, 66 Air Base Group, Hanscom AFB, MA (Oct 2023-May 2024, 378 AEW, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
\n7. Aug 2025 \u2013 AFROTC Training Instructor, Detachment 355, Boston, MA<\/p>\n
\nMeritorious Service Medal
\nAir and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
\nAir and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
\nAfghanistan Campaign Medal with one Service Star
\nInherent Resolve Campaign Medal
\nMilitary Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal<\/p>\n
\n2015 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron Airman of the Year Award
\n2017 Airman Leadership School Commandant and Distinguished Graduate Award
\n2022 AFA Top 5 Massachusetts Airman of the Year Award
\n2024 AFLCMC A1 NCO of the Year Award
\n2026 Noncommissioned Officer Academy John L. Levitow Award<\/p>\n
\nAirman Basic \u2013 23 Jul 2013
\nAirman First Class \u2013 20 Sep 2013
\nSenior Airman \u2013 20 Jul 2015
\nStaff Sergeant \u2013 01 Jun 2017
\nTechnical Sergeant \u2013 01 Nov 2022
\nMaster Sergeant \u2013 01 May 2026<\/p>\n