Item 1: "One of the issues was that I never had a mentor who would take the time to teach me what I needed to know." This where it starts. Yeah, maybe you can put out a candle at 500 yds, until someone takes the time to learn the ins and outs, stay out of the woods. You're a danger to yourself and others.
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy,
CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord,
SSG Gordon Holmes,
COL Mikel J. Burroughs,
SGT Robert Pryor,
SPC Gary Welch,
SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler,
Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman,
MAJ Karl Swenson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi,
CW5 Jack Cardwell,
MSgt David Hoffman,
SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene,
CPL Dave Hoover