January 22, 2018

Today marks a special anniversary for me. 33 years ago today, I enlisted into the U.S. Army. I was 18, and being told I had two more years of high school, I was ready to do something different. I'll never forget the look on my parent's faces when I told them. I was my Mother's baby, and that meant our house would be pretty empty for the years to come. Sure, the grandkids would come and visit, but things just wouldn't be the same.

My Army career consisted of eight and a half years in the active Army, eight years in the National Guard, and six years in the Army Reserve. I held four Military Specialties, served as a Combat Arms Instructor at KSRTI, and always served in a position one level above my rank. I endured three major peacetime deployments, and served in two wars. In 2007, I retired at the rank of Sergeant First Class.
Thanks to all of those that made that path a little brighter, and some of the hardest times a little easier.

Cheers,

Jim Culp
SFC, USAR
Retired

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