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I started as a Freshman at Wake Forest University. I decided to double major in Biology and History. Moved into the dorm and met my first college roommate, Bob.
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My time at WFU as an Undergraduate
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After turning donw a Four-Year Army scholarship, but taking two years of ROTC classes, I get a Two-Year Scholarship and commit to the U.S. Army as a Scholarship Cadet. Also serve on the Ranger Challenge Team and the ROTC Color Guard/Honor Guard.
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As one of the first in a new program, I helped teached bioogy labs as an undergraduate, knowing I wanted to teach.
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Six weeks at sunny Fort Bragg learning about the military, each branch in the U.S. Army, and working our tails off and being "educated" by senior enlisted personnel
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A very proud day, I graduated as a Biology / History double major and was formally commisioned into the U.S. Army in front of the whole crowd.
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My times in Graduate school and adventures at the beginning of my Army Career.
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Started my Master's Degree in Biology at Wake Forest studying cold weather survival in the endangered Southern Flying Squirrel
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Got a job doing environmental chemistry with a research company in Research Triangle Park. Suffered through the daily commute every day.
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I took a break from my Master's and departed NC for the new Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
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I finished U.S. Army Engineer Officer Advanced, "officially" graduated with my Masters, and moved to Cary
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I held several jobs, but then started on a PhD at NCSU.
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Not sure what to do, I started a PhD program at North Carolina State University in the Zoology Department, with minors in Physiolgy and Ecology.
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I got a job teaching part time at Wake Technical Community College on the Health Science Campus. I helped design and teach labs for the new Biomedical Sciences Department.
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I was hired as the second person in the Biomedical Sciences Department teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiolgy.
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I teach full-time at WTCC, I have two wonderful sons, and I am doing well in the Army. I walk away from my PhD, my life too full and busy, and so my wife could work on hers.
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The world, the U.S. and North Carolina all changed, as did my military career. I was now in an Army at war.
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I accepted a set of orders as second in command of a 130 person team training Soldiers for their deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan. Very rewarding work, and sort of teaching for an even more "real world."
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I work several different jobs with the Army during this time, including training personnel for combat deployments, my own combat tour, and working as a strategic planner.
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I went back to teaching, but at the high school level to interact with students and parents more, mentor, and coach.
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My time back in the classroom, and all the advenures it continues to hold.
