Bryan Gumm:  

Life After graduation, I spent ten weeks in South Carolina at Ft. Jackson attending basic training. From there, it was off to Ft. Gordon to learn about tactical telecommunications. After my training I was stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC) outside the beautiful town of Fayette'nam (Fayetteville) for three years with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). While there, I was eventually tasked to train other SF and SO (Special Operations) units in the use of a new satellite communications radio system in which my unit was the testbed for. I trained members of the 1st Special Forces Group (A), who are located in Washington State, and have a detachment in Japan, and I also trained members in the 7th Special Forces Group (A), who were located just up the road from us at Bragg. After serving my time in the south, I did three years in the US Army Reserves in various units. Military Police, and three medical units. Can you say inactivation? In the medical units, I was a communication team leader, responsible for training others in the use of various radios and communication equipment. It honestly seems like I cannot get away from radios or training. I also served as unit armorer for four units at one time, and range master when we would qualify on a yearly basis. As the master of almost deployments, I did the whirlwind tour. Desert Storm. (I got to sit around at Pope AFB) Somalia. (My group went, I didn't) Haiti. (Long story, basically it had to do with the incompetence of officers) Denver. (For the Pope's visit back in 94'95) I have two kids, my daughter Regina was born in June 1997, and her little brother William was born Feb 2002. I am employed by the College o...Expand for more