Hometown: Monticello, Utah
Military Occupational Specialty: Signals Intelligence Analyst (MOS 35N)
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Information Operations (IO) Command
Duty title: Communications Security Monitor
(NOTE: Rank and position are correct as of time of interview)
QUICK SKETCH:
-- Member of the 1st IO squad that won the 2022 Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Best Squad Competition and competed in the U.S. Army level 2022 Best Squad Competition
-- Earned the title of Best Soldier in 1st IO Command
ON WHAT HE LIKES ABOUT BEING PART OF THE ARMY CYBER AND 1st IO TEAMS:
“I like the opportunity to represent my unit and myself.”
ON HOW HE FEELS HIS EXPERIENCE WITH ARMY CYBER AND 1st IO HAVE HELPED BUILD HIS CAREER AND SKILLS:
“1st IO has given me an opportunity to compete, something I have never done in my life. It’s given me the confidence to be successful in everything I do.”
ON WHAT HE HAS FOUND TO BE FULFILLING AND CHALLENGING ABOUT ARMY CYBER:
“The most challenging part of being in Army Cyber is the lack of field training we get. We were competing against infantry units (in the Army Best Squad Competition) that spend their days working in the field and practicing those battle drills. Cyber Soldiers just don’t get that training, and it made it challenging.”
ON HOW HE CHALLENGES HIMSELF IN HIS CYBER PURSUITS AND AS A SOLDIER:
“I like to think the only thing holding me back from achieving my goals is myself. It’s a constant battle of trying to be better than I was before. It’s me versus me.”
ON WHAT HE WOULD SAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS CONSIDERING AN ARMY CYBER CAREER:
“I would highly recommend becoming a cyber warrior. You receive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else in the world.”
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ABOUT US: U.S. Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and information operations, ensuring decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information dimension, while denying the same to our adversaries.
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