Greg was an Eagle Scout (an elite paramilitary organization), his father was a West Point graduate, and he grew up around the military. Greg knew he was going to the Army. West Point was a path to serve.

West Point felt chaotic and Greg struggled to find his rhythm at first, but he leaned into computers, math, and physics as means to create order and mountaineering as a way to gain perspective.

Greg loves the outdoors and his experiences at West Point and CTLT drew him towards Infantry. Greg’s first duty station was Joint Base Lewis McChord and he was a part of the early Stryker Brigades.

Greg would deploy overseas as an infantry officer in Iraq before completing Special Forces selection and deploying to Afghanistan.

This is is the first half of his story.