Soldier Spotlight: Getting to know Spc. Cristina M. Cost

By Sgt. Ben Crane (100th MDB, USASMDC/ARSTRAT)March 29, 2011

Cost
Spc. Cristina Cost and her son, Zakery Hearon, enjoy playing basketball and video games together. Cost is the assistant local area network manager, S-6, for the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces St... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Name: Spc. Cristina Cost, assistant local area network manager, S-6, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Age: 29

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Joined the Army: November 2008

Basic Training Location: Fort Jackson, S.C.

MOS: 25B - information system operator/analyst

Education: Currently attending DeVry for a bachelor's degree in human resources

Marital Status: Divorced

Children: One son

Activities/Hobbies: Play video games, watch movies, play basketball with my son

Favorite movie: Any of the Twilight movies

Favorite TV show: Bones

Favorite band: Staind

Favorite thing about the Army: Pay and benefits

What I've learned being a Soldier: Discipline

What inspires you to be a Soldier: Leadership