Staff Sergeant Citizen

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Staff Sergeant Citizen enlisted in the United States Army on January 26th, 2005. He completed Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia in June 1999. He completed Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Virginia in 2005 for Military Occupational Specialty Parachute Rigger. He reclassified and graduated for 68W Healthcare Specialist in 2007 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Staff Sergeant Citizen’s has served as an Airdrop Equipment Repair SPC (2-75th Ranger Battalion), Fort Lewis, Washington; Team Leader (5th Ranger Training Battalion), Dahlonega, Georgia; Healthcare SGT (173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Charlie Company Brigade Support Battalion), Vicenza, Italy; Platoon Sergeant (173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Headquarters and
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He has 85 credit hours towards an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science from Kaplan University.

His awards and decorations includes: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (6 Oak Leaf Cluster), Good Conduct Medal 4 Loop Device, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (2 numeral Device), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, NATO Medal, Certificate of Achievement (2 Award) Combat Action Badge Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, Polish Parachutist Badge, Parachute Riggers Badge, and Basic Army Instructor Badge.

Staff Sergeant Citizen serves as a Medical Section NCOIC at 2-20th Field Artillery 75th Field

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