Providential Endowment: Working with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service

Cecilio N. Navarro Jr. knew he had big shoes to fill growing up in the Philippines.

His father had managed to become a schoolteacher and post Exchange manager at Clark Air Force Base even though he only had a sixth-grade education.

After his father died, he drew on his faith and landed a job at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which is a retailer located on bases worldwide. He spent thirty-nine years at the Exchange, representing employees who faced termination and even running for ...