1/7/07

 

I have learned a lot about trusting in God about my future and my future life partner. Praise God for his faithfulness!!

 

11/18/06

I am wrapping up applying for West Point and the Air Force Academy. Lord willing I will start there in June 21, 2007(just after my 21st birthday! I also have been a firefighter with Smithfield Fire Department for over 1 year now. I have just been promoted to Team Leader at the local Chickfil-A where I've been working for about a year and a half. My sister just got back from Excel and had a great time and learned a lot of stuff! I was recently inducted to the local chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor soceity.

OOrah to the new ALERT SMAJ-Clifford Patrick (Bravo 1st U-31). Congrats!!!

Currently I am waiting on my nominations to either West Point or USAFA from either Sen. Dole or Burr, or Congressman Etheridge!


2/09/06

1/4 of the way through the spring semester at Wake Tech. commuinity College-my intructor has given me a job oppurtuinity with Bryant-Durham Electric.

Am going to apply for all 5 military academies. Scheduled with DoDMERB to get a physical done. My PRK surgery went great. Right now I am seeing nearly 20/25 in both eyes. Hopefully, it will be good enough for the academies. OOHRAH Unit 31!!

12/24/05

Finished my first semester at Wake Tech Community College. Got two A's and two B's. Working hard over the semester at ChickfilA. Looking forward to my PRK surgery on my eyes. Merry Christmas y'all!

10-30-05

Starting November 1, I will be a volunteer fire-rescue-EMS with Smithfield Fire Department! I am so excited! SMFD is the only medium duty and about to update to heavy duty rescue squad in Johnston County. We run a lot of calls. It's awesome!!

10-15-05

I have been working for the past 10 days at Big Sandy, with the Family Camp! It's been a blast! Monday, I helped work in the Convention Center. Then Maj. Behr, Lt. Cahill, Res. Devine, and I went to San Augustine, TX to do some clean up with a Cadet Unit from the Houston area. We got back Wednesday night. I was busy working Concessions in the morning, therappellingg wall in the afternoon(that was a blast!!!), and the ERO store in the evening. It was a great break from college andChickfil-Aa!!!

9-5-05

I have applied to enlist in the United States Marine Corp. I took the ASVAB at the Raleigh MEPS Station and scored 132. I passed everything on the physical except my eyesight. I had excessive refract. Two days later a civilian eye doctor filled out another form on my eyes. One eye is -9.0 diopters and the other one is -12.0 diopters. I was disqualified. I applied for a waiver and was denied one. Now I am trying out for the Army. I hope that everything works out so that I can go into the military. I am still rootin for USMC though!!

8-17-05

Now I am starting my associates degree at Wake Tech Community College as an electrician. Yesirree!!!

7-5-05
I put in applications at two local fire departments. I am also continuing my college education locally.

6-20-05
I was born in Ancon, Panama. My dad is a West Point man and was serving there during my birth. I was born at 25 weeks and weighed 2 lbs. 3 years later our family moved to Fort Ord, California and my sister Brianna was born. I lived in Orange, TX, for 3 years. We moved to Elkhart, IN for 4 years as a result of a job transfer. We again moved to Baytown, TX and lived there for 7 years. We went to North Belt Baptist Church. We have recently moved to Smithfield, NC. I have 4 sisters: Brianna-16, Jessie-9, Ellie Mae-4, Christiana-1 and soon a brother Robert-due in Sept.

I went to Life Focus 5(7 week program at ITC) and finished November 2000. I was asked to serve again at Life Focus Advanced(14 week program at ITC) and finished that April 2002.

I went to ALERT Basic Training Unit 30 and made it 7 weeks to the 24 hour hike but was removed. My squad leader was RFC John Davolt, DI was DI Andrew Thompson. SDS was SDS Matthew Kinkade.

I did M-Team with Zach Smith. My squad leaders were Cpl. Cody Carnett, and RFC Elisha Bomberger. I finished that December 2003.

January 2004 I did ALERT Basic Training again with Unit 31. My squad leader was SPC. Kevin Cahill. My DI was DI Scott Shetler. My SDS was SDS Andrew Thompson. I completed Basic April 14, 2004.

July 6, 2004 Emergency Response Training started. My unit leader was Sgt. Adam Switzer. My wing leader was Cpl. Luke Baxter. I really enjoyed it. We were deployed 2 weeks at Wachula, FL for Disaster Relief after Hurricane Charley. What a great experience.

As for my first Advanced Training option, I chose EMT-B. My instructor was 1 LT. Nate Swanson. My unit leaders were RFC Sam Behr and RFC Leif Johansson. We were deployed one week at Milton, FL for Disaster Relief after Hurricane Ivan.

January 2005 started my last twenty weeks of training. I chose the Emergency Services Operations(Tech Rescue) Training. My instructor was Cpt. Steve Dankers. My unit leaders were Cpl. Sam Behr, and Cpl. Joseph Kramear. I really enjoyed my training. I graduated a CPL. on May 27, 2005.
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