AIRBORNE RANGER RECON - Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2005-2010)
Sub-Timeline:
- Airborne School 2005
- Iraq 2006
- Promoted to Specialist 2006
- Recon School 2008
- Ranger School 2008
- Promoted to Sergeant 2009
- Iraq 2009
Skills & Accomplishments:
- Completed Ranger School, the Army’s premier leadership school which less than 1% of soldiers pass.
- Quickly rose through 4 ranks to Sergeant by demonstrating competency, maturity, and excellent leadership skills and experience.
- Maintained accountability for over $500,000 worth of sensitive equipment in conditions of intense physical and mental stress.
- Served two combat tours in Iraq while completing bachelor's degree.
- Twice awarded the Army Commendation Award and received 3 Army Achievement Medals.
- Selected to join an airborne battalion reconnaissance/sniper platoon, the most prestigious and difficult position a paratrooper can hold.
- Worked with and led a cross-section of diverse American soldiers in the US Army.
- Trained and led missions with non-English speaking Iraqi Army units executing complex maneuvers.
- Led reconnaissance team in full spectrum of operations including high-value target assaults, training Iraqi commando platoons in joint operations, and conducting main supply route reconnaissance.
Personal Blurb about Ranger School
At Ranger School, I was tasked with being a member of a team by supporting cohesion, cooperation, and enforcing standards. In a leadership position, I was forced to provide motivation to someone who falls asleep standing, purpose to people who haven’t eaten for days, and directions to someone who is so physically fatigued he thinks slower than a 3 year old.
Then I had to combine supervision, delegation and participation among the team into a formula. If leadership was the outcome throughout 4 gruelling months with no sleep and little food, I was considered a Ranger.
As a leader in the Army, I stood prepared to lead myself and my men to our death. And yet, the men still followed me with discipline. With the combination of experiences that has developed me, I feel I can guide men through anything and complete the mission with my hardened mind and my ranger “get it done” attitude!
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