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Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
Job title: Cyberspace Operations Specialist (Military Occupational Specialty 17C)
Unit: 781st Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber), Fort Meade, Md.
ON WHY HE JOINED THE U.S. ARMY:
“I started out in college and I didn’t feel very fulfilled with how my life was going. My grandfather had been in the Army and he suggested I look into what the Army could do for me. I decided I wanted a purpose and a direction, and that is why I joined the Army.”
ON WHY HE SELECTED CYBER:
“I had always been interested in computers from a young age. I knew I always wanted to go into a job where I could work with computers, and when I learned about what the Army was doing with cyber I knew that is where I wanted to be. There were so many jobs and so many different paths I could take in the field of cyber, and the Army was making them available to me. It was an opportunity that I couldn't turn down.”
ON WHY HE RECENTLY REENLISTED:
“I spent a lot of time weighing my options, trying to decide what was best for me. In the end I decided to reenlist, not just because I wanted to be a better Soldier or a better NCO (noncommissioned officer), but because I knew that being in the Army would help me to become a better person.”
ON HIS FUTURE GOALS:
“One of my short-term goals is to become the certified as Senior Developer so that I can lead other Army software developers and create a team that will become the “go-to” team for the difficult projects no one else wants to do. My biggest long-term goal is to become a subject-matter expert on multiple different coding languages and technologies so that I become one of the Army developers that people come to when they need questions answered.”
ON WHO INSPIRES HIM:
“My hero and my inspiration is my grandpa. Throughout my life he has always been a strong figure and he has always lived by the Army Values – even after he got out. In doing that, he taught me what was right and what was wrong, and I grew up with a role model who always helped me go in the right direction.”
HIS FAVORITE QUOTE:
“Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.” – Roy Bennett
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ABOUT US: United States Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts full-spectrum cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, and information operations, ensuring freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information environment, while denying the same to our adversaries.
Interested in the challenge of joining the Army Cyber team? Check out military and civilian cyber career and employment opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tab at www.arcyber.army.mil
| Date Taken: | 02.11.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 02.11.2020 11:39 |
| Story ID: | 362556 |
| Location: | US |
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