Troy Erickson:  

After school, I joined the Army & did 5 years in Germany and the States. I got out and worked soooo many different jobs from lumberjack on Mt.Rainier, concrete construction in Seattle to nightclub manager in Tucson Arizona to roofing, framing, drywall and painting before finally settling in running a diving company in Seattle. After the war in the Middle east escalated, I jumped in as a mechanic for the military. I repaired M1 Abrams while active and came back to fix every type of tracked vehicle we now have. for the last year, I've turned my mechanical skills into a teaching position and now I teach soldiers how to fix our vehicles. I've found it to be both rewarding and challenging. I've managed to make it through 3 tours over here in Iraq, but I sure miss being in and around the water... Hopefully soon I'll be back home in Seattle getting wet for a living again, it's the coolest job in the world ...Expand for more