I am a second generation soldier following my fathers footsteps into the Army. I initially signed up in 2000 in the delayed entry program. It was then I choose to be a Radio and electronics repairman. My general idea was if I was to be sent to war I would be in the back lines and out of harms way. I never wanted to be involved with combat. After basic at Fort Jackson I had my Advanced Individual training at Fort Gordon, GA. From there I was stationed at Fort Carson, CO. Following getting to Fort Carson I was deployed twice with the 183rd Maint CO. It was during these deployments that the miscommunication and disorganization of the army started coming forth. I could name all kinds of things that happened to me or my company as a whole. I'm strongly against the war in Iraq and wish more soldiers would speak up and have a voice. I currently attending school at the university of Colorado and am looking to get more involved with the local activist community.