A little about myself - I enlisted in the US Army in 1988 and served for three years with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) of the 82nd Airborne Division. During that time I participated in the Invasion of Panama and the Gulf War. I left the Army in 1991 and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While attending school there I met my beautiful wife Candiss. I graduated in 1996 with a double major in American History and Peace, War, and Defense (an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on national security and military affairs). I also received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Infantry. After the Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School, I once again found myself in the 82nd Abn Div. This time with the 505th PIR. During my four years with the 505th, I served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Battalion Assistant Operations Officer. My wife and I decided that peace time service just wasn't for us and I left the Army in December, 1999, one month prior to my pinning on Captain. I havent looked back since. I am presently a Police Officer in Fayetteville, NC and I am pursueing a Master's Degree in Public Administration.