Robert Garcia:  

Been there, done that!!! Now it's time to start all over again. After graduating from Independence in 1984, I went to Evergreen Valley College. I was living the typical student life. I was going to school, dating women (one of which would later become my wife) and working as a Park Ranger. I did this for 3-years, until I graduated in 1987 with an AA degree. In 1987, I transferred to San Jose State. My life had not changed much. I was now working full-time as a Deputy Sheriff, dating, and going to school. In 1991, I graduated from SJSU with a BS in Aviation. Shortly after graduation, my life had changed significantly. I ended up marrying a gal I had previously dated at Evergreen and I joined the Army. My time in the Army was exciting to the say the least. I missed Desert Storm, but I ended up becoming an Officer (and a Gentleman) and Aviator. I flew the OH-58A/C and UH-1H helicopters. I was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Rucker, Alabama; and Fort Carson, Colorado. By 1996, I had fulfilled my military obligation and I started working at San Jose Int'l Airport (SJC) in Airport Management. Over the next 11-years, I lived the ...Expand for more