Colonel Greg McLean serves in the United States Army as an Armored Cavalrymen. McLean was commissioned as an Armor officer in 2001 at OCS after three years prior service as a 19K Armor Crewman. After attending Kansas State, McLean graduated from the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Cavalry Leaders Course, Command and General Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies. Col. McLean most recently attended the U.S. Army War College. Before he arrived at Fort Moore in Georgia, where he oversees the training of all scout and tank personnel for the Army, he was assigned to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, where he served as the Senior Cavalry Trainer for Europe. Colonel McLean holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star with 2OLC, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal with 5 OLC, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, the Army Commendation Medal with 5 OLC, the Army Achievement Medal with 2 OLC, and the Combat Action Badge. COL McLean has also been awarded the Orders of St. George, St. Maurice, and St. Barbara. McLean has been married to Jacque since 2001 and they have two sons and one daughter: Gunnar, Colt, and Grier. Gunnar is a current Kansas State student who recently suffered serious injuries while working on a vintage car. Both Greg and Gunnar are friends with GoPowercat publisher Tim Fitzgerald.

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Tim Fitzgerald is a sports journalist who writes, does TV, radio, daily YouTube videos, and is a long-time podcaster. He has served as publisher of GoPowercat.com, a website that focuses on Kansas State sports, for more than 25 years. Fitz also has metastatic Stage Four prostate cancer, so during the initial stages of the pandemic, his doctors advised him to stay home and lay low. Now, after a brief period of remission, Fitz is back in the fight for his life, but this podcast lives on. Welcome to his life and the Life of Fitz podcast.

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