CALL SIGN "PAPA BEAR"

A city boy born and raised in NYC I joined the NY Army National Guard as a "13 Bang Bang" Cannon Crewmember in the early 1990s. When Mama Bear enlisted for Active Duty in 1995 after spending a couple of years in the Army Reserves I spent the next six years as a dependent (hey, don't knock it till you try it). I transfered to the Army Reserves while she was stationed in Kitzigen, GE and reclassified to 88N, Transportation Management Coordinator. In 2000, I took the leap late in life and enlisted for AD when I was 29 as a 25B Information Systems Specialist, aka a POG.

I served one tour in Kosovo, one tour in the Republic of Georgia in support of GTEP one tour in Iraq in support of OIF. In late 2003 I PCSd to Ft. Meade, Maryland and worked at the National Security Agency for a while before I was pulled to be placed in charge of our Platoon. In late 2005 I came down on special duty orders for Recruiting duty and was stationed in FT. Hamilton, NY where I ETS'd in 2007. I currently live with my family in Las Vegas, NV and work as Security Specialist. 

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