Soldier Spotlight: Getting to know Spc. Jason L. Scarborough

By Ms. Carrie E David (SMDC/ARSTRAT)August 29, 2012

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Spc. Jason L. Scarborough is a wounded warrior assigned to the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit in Alabama who is currently assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command as a management analyst with ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Name: Spc. Jason L. Scarborough, Community Based Wounded Warrior Transition Unit in Alabama currently serving as a management analyst, Workforce Development Branch, G3, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Huntsville, Ala.

Age: 32

Hometown: Hackleburg, Ala.

Joined the Army: December 20, 2007

Basic Training Location: Fort Jackson, S.C.

MOS: 68W - combat medic/healthcare specialist

Education: Associate degree from Northwest Shoals Community College in pre-engineering; Bachelor of Science from the University of North Alabama in Spanish and Spanish education; and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina in English as a Second Language

Marital Status: Married to Stacey

Children: First child is on the way. Jesse David is due July 31.

Activities/Hobbies: Fishing, boating, swimming, reading, arena football - Vipers, traveling

Favorite movie: Karate Kid; Shawshank Redemption, all four Indiana Jones movies

Favorite TV show: Alias, Survivor

Favorite band: Guns N Roses, 30 seconds to Mars, Credence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Buffett, Allison Krauss, Taking Back Sunday

Favorite thing about the Army: Getting to serve as a Soldier and line medic with the infantry.

What I've learned being a Soldier: That Jesus was with me everywhere I got the chance to serve. Read Joshua 1:9.

What inspires you to be a Soldier: That we have been blessed to live in the greatest country in the world, and I have been given the opportunity to defend our freedoms and fight alongside with the best Soldiers in the world. We fought the good fight.