User:Brad V.

Name's Brad. Hi.

Career
I am currently enlisted in the United States Air Force, stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. I am a Senior Airman (E-4), but I'm working on that big promotion to Staff Sergeant.

Assignment History
A quick list of where I've been in my time in the military:
 * Lackland AFB, Texas - 320th Training Squadron for basic military training (20 August 2002 - 27 October 2002).
 * Lackland AFB, Texas - 344th Training Squadron for Electronic Principles technical training (27 October 2002 - 20 January 2003).
 *  Sheppard AFB, Texas - 365th Training Squadron for Avionic Sensors System Apprentice course (20 January 2003 - 24 July 2003).
 * Elmendorf AFB, Alaska - 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron (24 July 2003 - present).
 * Kwangju AB, Republic of Korea - 3rd Air Expeditionary Group (3 September 2004 - 6 January 2005).
 *  Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea - 8th Maintenance Squadron (projected 7 September 2006).

Awards and Decorations
Some of my military awards and decorations I've gotten in my time in the Service.


 * Air Force Outstanding Unit Award plus one bronze oak leaf cluster
 * Air Force Good Conduct Medal
 * National Defense Service Medal
 * Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
 * Korean Defense Service Medal
 * Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
 * Air Force Training Ribbon

Basic Facts

 * Born: September 8, 1983 in Washington DC
 * Raised: The richie town of  Branford, Connecticut, though my family was far from being affluent.  Maybe lower middle class, at best.  Lived there from 1985 until 2002, when I moved to Ansonia, Connecticut with my mother, before joining the military on August 20, 2002.  Training was in Texas.

Religion
I am an agnostic, mostly. I do believe there is a higher power. God is a metaphore, as is any personifications used to describe this "entity." Religion is a man-made institution. Always remember, Man created religion, but God created the heart.

Politics
I am a registered Independent, though I used to be a Republican. I'm a middle-of-the-road type person, a centrist if you will. I won't deny my conservative leanings, however.

Music
Rather diverse musical tastes, though I'm rather disenfranchized with mainstream music and pop culture. I'm deeply involved in Juggalo culture, a big fan of Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, and the rest of Psychopathic Records. Other big names include Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Dilated Peoples, Tupac, Notorious BIG... I'll list more later, if I feel like...

Wiki-Contributions
Not many, but here's some:
 * 2 January 2006: My article for feminem.com, which is coming under scritiny. Not suprising, considering  Eminem's massive superficial popularity.
 * 2 January 2006: An article about Essix. A creative genius, in my opinion.
 * 13 January 2006: Added an article about the USAF Base Honor Guard program and about my career field, 2A0X1C.  Yay!

Links

 * http://www.feminem.com/
 * http://www.crypticradio.com/