MILITARY BIOGRAPHY
RANK,STATUS: SERGEANT, DISABLED COMBAT VETERAN (AFG-2011)
ENTRY
Enlisted in May 2009 as an Army Reservist.
35F / 37F MOS Qualified (Intelligence Analyst and PSYOP Specialist).
COMBAT DEPLOYMENT
Combat Deployment in January 2011 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Operated in multiple provinces and conducted key missions to eliminate threats against United States of America and her allies. My combat deployment experience was extensive in working in direct conjunction with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), ISAF (International Security Assistance Forces), CF (Coalition Forces), and other elements in both lethal and non-lethal operations.
Returned home safe in March 2012 and completed additional military and civilian education. Graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in August 2012.
Met A LOT of awesome people throughout my proud and dedicated Army career. I enjoy and take personal responsibility and accountability for taking care of EVERY soldier in my command.
RECOMMENDATIONS
This job will prepare you for all avenues and directions of your life. The United States Army is a great resource for job skills, training, and networking. It way take care of you as long as you follow simple directions, know when to speak and when to listen, take all directions from leaders and especially respect your NCOs - whether you agree with them or not. WE are the BACKBONE of the Army. It is our job to train, guide, teach, mentor, and prepare juniors/peers/superiors alike for combat.
This job is NOT for the following:
Faint-hearted
Soft in character or morals
Weak in physical or mental strength
Sensitive or easily offended
Incompetent
Self-absorbed
Ignorant
The Army's job is to promote peace. We accomplish this by protecting our citizens. The best way to do that diplomacy. When diplomacy fails, it is our job to ELIMINATE the enemy, whoever that enemy is, whenever we are told to (by the President all the way down the chain), and we do it very well as long as we don't have those Seven (7) "Deadly Sins" listed above.
If certain words or phrases bother the recruit please find another career or job or path in life...WE DON'T WANT YOU and WE DON'T NEED YOU.
The U.S. Army operates and assists many peoples and countries. We are in over 100 countries, including the U.K., Germany, Italy, Bahrain, Brazil, South Korea, Australia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Japan, etc. I have met people from ALL OVER THE WORLD and it is pretty incredible to hear other people's stories, if you "unplug" long enough to...
DUTY. HONOR. COUNTRY.
I am a Disabled Combat Veteran. I have served proudly since 2009. I am part of a time-honored corps. My mind and body have been sacrificed so peace can be maintained, encouraged, and prominent in OUR country. I will always face demons, whether real or not. I am pending Medical Retirement because I cannot continue the fight against OUR adversaries like the Army needs me to and that's OK. I have a beautiful, patient, loving, caring, awesome wife that many times over I know I don't deserve. We have and will continue to have beautiful children and pets. I get to stay on the home front and raise babies, help soldiers (serving or not). and participate in changing the things that are going on in this Country by aligning myself with fellow VETERANS and working to change this for the next generation of Soldiers/Sailors/Marines/Airmen/Coast Guard.
CONCLUSION
Take Care of Each other, Look Behind You But Keep Your Eyes Forward, Stay Motivated/Hydrated/Well-Fed/Rested, Prepare for the NEXT rotation...it is already set in motion. I will miss serving alongside my comrades in combat, as awful as that reads but I got very proficient at my Warrior Tasks and Drills. I will miss saving someone's life by just encouraging fundamentals of war. Complacency kills. Keep moving.
“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, again understanding. Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.” ~Proverbs 4~
It is time for more pain management...OUT.