An electrical assembly mounted to a circuit board having a front side and an opposite rear side with a passage extending therethrough, the electrical assembly comprising: a housing including a body extending between a front end and a rear end , the front end configured to be mated with a mating electrical assembly , the rear end including a mating surface coupled to the front side of the circuit board , the housing having a post extending therefrom, the post extending between a base end at the mating surface and a free end disposed a distance away from the mating surface , wherein the housing is disposed on the front side of the circuit board such that the post is loaded into the passage of the circuit board and engages the circuit board in a primary locking operation such that the post secures the housing to the circuit board by a primary holding force; and a contact received in the housing , the contact having a mating end and a terminating end , the mating end accessible at the front end of the housing for mating with the mating electrical assembly , the terminating end accessible at the rear end of the housing for electrical connection with the circuit board , wherein the post includes a press-fit rib extending along the post , wherein the press-fit rib is engaged with an interior surface of the circuit board within the passage when the post is press-fit within the passage , and wherein the primary locking operation comprises press-fitting the post into the passage and the free end of the post is locked to the rear side of the circuit board by a secondary locking operation consisting of staking the free end of the post , the secondary locking operation is configured to secure the housing to the circuit board by a secondary holding force that is greater than the primary holding force, wherein the secondary locking operation deforms the free end of the post to enlarge the free end of the post to form a blunt end , the blunt end being larger than the passage to restrict removal of the post back through the circuit board . a housing including a body extending between a front end and a rear end , the front end configured to be mated with a mating electrical assembly , the rear end including a mating surface coupled to the front side of the circuit board , the housing having a post extending therefrom, the post extending between a base end at the mating surface and a free end disposed a distance away from the mating surface , wherein the housing is disposed on the front side of the circuit board such that the post is loaded into the passage of the circuit board and engages the circuit board in a primary locking operation such that the post secures the housing to the circuit board by a primary holding force; and a contact received in the housing , the contact having a mating end and a terminating end , the mating end accessible at the front end of the housing for mating with the mating electrical assembly , the terminating end accessible at the rear end of the housing for electrical connection with the circuit board , wherein the post includes a press-fit rib extending along the post , wherein the press-fit rib is engaged with an interior surface of the circuit board within the passage when the post is press-fit within the passage , and wherein the primary locking operation comprises press-fitting the post into the passage and the free end of the post is locked to the rear side of the circuit board by a secondary locking operation consisting of staking the free end of the post , the secondary locking operation is configured to secure the housing to the circuit board by a secondary holding force that is greater than the primary holding force, wherein the secondary locking operation deforms the free end of the post to enlarge the free end of the post to form a blunt end , the blunt end being larger than the passage to restrict removal of the post back through the circuit board . <EOS>