Alicia Schueler:  

I've been busy. I worked for San Mateo Police Department, after high school, to save up for college. Attended Colorado State University and worked on ranches to support myself and my horse, Ellie. Joined the U.S. Navy in 1997. Served as a Hospital Corpsman in Maryland and Guam. Earned a commissioning scholarship to George Washington University. Worked for the U.S. Senate (Senator John McCain), while at GWU. Commissioned in May 2001. Served in Norfolk, Virginia on the USS Tortuga and then, the USS Normandy. I was was the Communications Officer onboard USS Tortuga in charge of 17 sailors. We deployed to the Baltic Sea for 3 months to work with over 20 NATO countries. We also did a 9 month deployment in 2002/2003 for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was the Main Propulsion Assistant on the USS Normandy in charge of 40 sailors. We deployed to the war in 2005. Bought a farm in Virginia in 2003 and lived there with my old horse, Ellie, that I had since high school. Ellie died at the age of 34 and is buried on the farm. Married a U.S. Navy doctor, Mike Schueler, in 2006. We both received our Honorable Discharges from the U.S. Navy in late 2006. We lived on our modest cattle ranch in Florida. I run our cattle ranch business and work on restoring the ecological damage on our land. My husband worked as a local family physician. Our son was born 8/29/08. Once our son was school age, we sent him to Catholic elementary school where he did quite well. I did some substitute teaching when I didn’t have farm chores. That worked for awhile until our son was older. Unfortunately, the US history curriculum used by the school was actually from the state and focused almost entirely on colonial and pre Civil War (were they afraid to admit the South lost?!). We became concerned about John’s educational future as he tra...Expand for more