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Signals Intelligence
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
2671-Cryptologic Linguist, Arabic
Current/Last MOSGroup
Signals Intelligence
Previously Held MOS
2671-Cryptologic Translator
Primary Unit
1987-1991, 2671, 2nd Radio Bn
Service Years
1985 - 1991
Other Languages
Arabic-Egyptian
Arabic-Gulf (Iraqi)
Arabic-Levantine
Arabic-Standard
Spanish
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Persian Excursion
Marine Combat Water Survival 2nd Class (CWS-2)
2003, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), Northern Virginia Chapter (Reston, Virginia)
2004, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
2004, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
2019, American Legion, Department of North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina)
2019, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Dept of North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina)
School Boot Camp (San Diego, CA)
Company I
Platoon 3073
Start Date Jul, 1985
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Last Updated: Jan 15, 2021
Best Moment Graduation Day; Having the DI assign me to help the worst private with Prac and then watching him score the 2nd best high score of 3 platoons right behind me. The the BZ from the DI on mission accomplished.
Worst Moment Was it "Bitch Ridge" or "Mount Mother-Fucker" ????
Instructors Sgt Goldsmith Sgt Beltran