On today's American Warrior Show, we will be joined by Dave Brothers, LtCol Retired. LtCol David R. Brothers, USMC was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in September of 1999. After completion of The Basic School and the Logistics Officer’s Course in late 2000, he reported to 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment in Kaneohe Bah, HI. First Lieutenant Brothers was selected for recruiting duty in late 2003 and was transferred to become the executive officer for Recruiting Station, Louisville in January of 2004. In 2006, Captain Brothers entered the Marine Corps reserves starting with the Marine 4 Life Program, which quickly lead to a billet as the regional OIC for the Wounded Warrior Regiment. Major Brothers was assigned to the general staff of Marine Forces Reserve, in New Orleans, LA starting in 2009 through 2011, at which time he attended resident command and staff at the Air War College in Montgomery, AL. Following graduation in 2012, Maj Brothers was assigned as the China plans officer, G5 division, Marine Forces Pacific, in Camp Smith, HI. After two years in that position, Maj Brothers was promoted to the position of plan chief, overseeing the development of all strategic planning efforts related to the USMC within the Pacific theater. LtCol Brothers received orders to Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, LA in 2015. He remained in New Orleans until 2018, when he was selected to attend top level school at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. Following graduation from Naval War College, LtCol Brothers was assigned as the executive officer for Deployment Processing Command –Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA. Dave Brothers has a BA from Florida State University, an MA from the Air War College, an MBA from the Gordon Ford College of Business, WKU, an MA from the Naval War College, and an MS from the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. He has been married to his wife, Denise Brothers, for 21 years and they have two children, Owen and Izzy. Coffee with Rich Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rhodieusmc/videos American Warrior Show: https://americanwarriorshow.com/index.html SWAG: https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/ American Warrior Society please visit: https://americanwarriorsociety.com/