| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | I would say one of my most memorable childhood experiences was when my family moved when I was in high school. My stepdad got a job on the other side of the country. It was such a culture shock moving and not knowing anyone, but it prepared me for the life I’d have in the Marine Corps. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I’d say I identify most with my brother. He’s the reason I joined the Marine Corps. I've always been close to him and looked up to him in my life so when he joined the Marine Corps, I just had to do the same and follow suit. 13 years later I’m still in and I love the choice I made. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | When it comes to traits that I admire the most in an individual it would have to be honesty and communication. I love it when I can feel that someone is being genuine and that they follow those actions with their words and communication in general. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | It was funny being told I was getting promoted when I wasn’t expecting it. I've been in for 13 years now, but seeing my name pop up on the list saying that I was getting promoted to Gunnery Sergeant only 10 years in at the time made me feel amazing because I never thought I would be in the situation I am in now. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would definitely like to just explore Europe more. I think that Europe has so much to offer and there is so much to do over there for very little and the people are so great. I do think that Europe is a great place to travel. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I would pass on to my children that you should always be yourself and be happy with who you are. There are too many people in the world right now with depression because they aren't happy with themselves or what's going on with their life and I believe as a parent you need to be able to show your children that they are amazing and that they need to be true to themselves. |
