As I bask in the twilight of a military career and realize that there is not much of a civilian market for a “fat, old, bad guy killer”, I have to decide what I want to be when I grow up and can’t play army anymore. I look back at the things that I have enjoyed doing and one that I truly enjoyed was working in the Special Collections of the Ina Dillard Russell Library (http://library.gcsu.edu/~sc/) while working on my undergraduate degree. Ms. Nancy Bray, the Special Collections Liberian, was a true mentor who let me use my interested and shaped my skills for the betterment of the collections as I worked on several projects involving journals of Civil and pre-Civil War soldiers. During my military career, I participated in uncountable After Action Reviews (AAR’s) after missions and exercises and I have also participated in the U.S. Army’s Oral History Program as an interviewee.  I will also be drawing a military retirement check every month which frees me from having to take a job for a paycheck to being able to do the job I want to. One thing that I have learned over the years is that combat veterans, especially ground combat veterans will not talk to people who have not shared the same or similar experiences. I also know that as a soldier, I will be better able to distinguish between what is important what is not in relation to the history of the Army and where, on the battlefield, to look for important artifacts. Combining these skills and experiences leads me to interest in a job working for the Center of Military History (CMH).