- Growing up
Northwestern Missouri. Corn country. 20 miles from Iowa, 40 miles from Kansas. Cornfields, plowing fields, hauling hay, swimming in creeks and ponds.
- U.S. Navy
- October 73 - December 1999.
- E-1 (recruit) to O-4 (Lieutenant Commander).
- Mostly aviation, some ship time, some flight time, some staff time.
- Some East Coast, some West Coast, some WestPac, Some Med. A little bit of South/Central America and Middle East for good measure.
- E-1 (recruit) to O-4 (Lieutenant Commander).
- Mostly aviation, some ship time, some flight time, some staff time.
- Some East Coast, some West Coast, some WestPac, Some Med. A little bit of South/Central America and Middle East for good measure.
- Education
- BA in Vocational Education - University of Southern Illinois
- MS in National Security Affairs - Naval Postgraduate School
- Florida Teaching Certificate: 6-12 Social Studies, Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum
- MS in National Security Affairs - Naval Postgraduate School
- Florida Teaching Certificate: 6-12 Social Studies, Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum