Erik Hales:  

Life Since leaving the Navy in 1996, I have had quite an adventure. First I went to live with my mother in Dallas, Texas for a few months. Then I returned to Utah, realizing how much I really didn't like it in Texas. Just prior to leaving I attended Bartending School. Once back in Salt Lake City, Utah, I worked for a short time tending bar, up untill Dec. of '96 when I was hired with an ambulance company as an EMT and driver. After 2 years there I was sent to paramedic school and continued work with them for almost 3 years. I met my firet wife while working there and divorced in 2002. I was working for the South Salt Lake Fire Department. My divorce had a gret impact on my job performance and lost the job there and remained unemployed for 1 year. My mother had also moved back to Utah shortly after I did and I stayed with her for a little over a year. I had tested for the Salt Lake City Fire Department 3 times and placed high on the 3rd l...Expand for more