Branch of service: Army
Highest Rank: Sergeant
What is your job title at Mountaire Farms? Accounting Manager-Live Operations
How long have you been with Mountaire? 23 years
What motivated you to join the military? Desire for accounting experience and to move to North Carolina and play sports
Why did you choose the service branch you joined? Opportunities presented
Did you earn any medals or honors during your service? If so, which ones and for what? Army Achievement medal for budgeting with oak leaf cluster for accounting work; Army commendation medal with oak leaf cluster for accounting and leadership
What was the most valuable lesson you learned? How valuable are democracy is
What was the best and worst “military food” you were served? C rations were the worst; best was Thanksgiving dinner
Tell us about a funny, poignant, or moving story you experienced during your service. I volunteered at a senior citizen orphanage in the Azores. My service to the orphanage was recognized in missionary publications; my picture with one of the citizens hung in the Portuguese airport for several years
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I was USDA milk inspector