Military Service was something that was always present in my family. My Dad was in the Army and I moved about twice a year until I got into High School. The life of an Army Brat has it’s challenges, but comes with it’s own set of rewards as well, meeting so many people from an early age taught me how to make friends and adapt to new situations. My grandparents were a constant and both of my Grandfathers fought in World War 2. Hunting and Fishing were my favorite pastimes with both of them but I always had an ear out for an old war story. After graduation I left home to Play College Football in the midwest but after a while I realized I wasn’t going to play on Sundays and my plans changed and I joined the Army. It was always something I knew I was going to do, so when the time came I jumped in with both feet. My Army time took my people skills to a whole other level as I met folks from all backgrounds and I loved it. I started as a Russin Linguist in Intelligence and then was selected for training in Special Operations and went all over the world training for most of my time in service. That’s the awesome thing about the service, you lose all your prejudices in a fox hole. You realize what really matters is that the person next you has your back, not what they look like or where they came from. I loved every minute I spent in the military and had so many unbelievable experiences and met so many awesome people, I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world!