Name: Chief Warrant Officer 2 James R. Joyner Jr., network management technician, G-6, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (He is currently assigned to the Community-based Warrior Transition Unit-Redstone Arsenal and working for the command)
Age: 43
Hometown: Kinston, N.C.
Joined the Army: June 1986
Basic Training Location: Fort Jackson, S.C.
MOS: 250N -- network management technician
Education: Working on a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two daughters, one grandchild
Activities/Hobbies: Spending time with family, hunting, fishing
Favorite movie: We Were Soldiers
Favorite TV show: Big Bang Theory
Favorite band: Almost anything '80s
Favorite thing about the Army: Jumping out of perfectly good airplanes
What I've learned being a Soldier: Being a Soldier is about focusing on something bigger than myself as an individual. It's different people from all backgrounds coming together for a greater purpose, which is to preserve the "American" way of life.
What inspires you to be a Soldier: The men and women who I serve beside and the incredible resilience of those who served before me!
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