SPC Andrew O. McLaughlin

Army National Guard | Infantryman

Dates of Service: Nov 2002 - Oct 2009

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1 Endorsement

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Influence Score: 3,006
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Veterans Program Liaison and United States Army Veteran with over 10 years of expertise providing higher education administrative support, event programming, recruiting, community outreach, and delivering training programs in the military and private sectors. Experienced and decorated rhetorician and documentary filmmaker supported by a Masters and Bachelors in Communication Studies. Experienced and decorated rhetorician and documentary filmmaker with experience in higher education and campaign organizing. Has produced two documentaries independently including "A Soldier's Home," which is about the personal retransition into the civilian world.

Military Experiences

Oct 2008 - Oct 2009

Team Leader

D Co, 1-178 IN, 33rd BCT, Illinois ARNG | Woodstock, IL

• Assigned team leader, equivalent to first line supervisor, in command of 4 troops. • Trained soldiers, at the company level, in re-detachment on weapons systems, detainee operations, first aid, and infantry tactics. • Served in Leadership and management roles above and beyond pay grade. • Ranked #1 in the state of Illinois for promotion to sergeant upon completion of service contract.

Nov 2002 - Oct 2009

Rifleman, Driver, Heavy Machine Gunner

D Co, 1-178 IN, 33rd BCT, Illinois ARNG | Woodstock, IL

Member of the Illinois Army National Guard for 7 years. Served in various capacities and companies over duration of enlistment contract.

Jan 2005 - May 2006

Heavy Machine Gunner

HHC, 2-130 IN, 33rd BCT, Illinois ARNG | Baghdad, Iraq

• Assigned to the battalion commanders personal security detail. Missioned ranged from observing the progress of the line units, to combat patrols, to securing polling places for voters, to conducting diplomatic operations with local and military officials. • Gained the ability to function in high stress and quick changing environments.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)

May 2005 - May 2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

1 Endorsement

C.I.B. / Attached to 3rd INF div, 256 INF brigade, and 2nd Marine div. Mounted/dismounted Infantry in the Baghdad-Abu Garib sector. Then, ECP force protection at Al Taqaddum air base between Rhamadi and Falluja in Iraq.