Name: Capt. Marken Orser, 4th Detachment commander, 4th Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
Age: 30
Hometown: Helena, Mont.
Joined the Army: Sept. 10, 2000
Route to Commission: ROTC at Montana State University-Bozeman
MOS: 21A - combat engineer
Education: Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Montana State University-Bozeman; Master of Science engineering management and certificate military construction management from Missouri University of Science and Technology
Marital Status: Married
Children: None
Activities/Hobbies: Running, fly fishing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and paintball
Favorite movie: A River Runs Through It
Favorite TV show: Mad Men
Favorite band: Five Finger Death Punch (at the moment)
Favorite thing about the Army: As an engineer platoon leader in Iraq, I was allowed to blow things up with little or no adult supervision!
What I've learned being a Soldier: If your mind is strong enough, your body will follow through the most strenuous tasks.
What inspires you to be a Soldier: The power of a motivated Soldier.
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