Rob grew up in Columbus, Ohio the oldest of four kids. West Point offered him opportunity to go to college and the structure necessary to push and challenge him in a way staying in Ohio may not.

Rob stumbled out of the gates with his Senate nomination interview with John Glenn, but recovered and secured a nomination from Congressmen Mike DeWine. Rob’s experience at West Point mirrored that early interaction. Temporary setbacks followed by deliberate long term growth.

Rob branched Military Police because he wanted to be active and “in the fight”, not just training.

Rob stumbled out of the gates early at Fort Carson and ended up on the local evening news, but continued down a path of deliberate growth. Deploying around the world (Cuba, Iraq, Afghanistan, S. Korea) and tackling some of the most complex tasks we could ask of a Military Police officer.

This is his story.