Military Alumni

Shannon Austin (2004)
O4 (MAJ) in the Arizona Army National Guard as a UH-60 Blackhawk Instructor Pilot

Lyndon Bartlett (2005) - Air Force
Lt. Col. MQ-9 Pilot stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii

Nick Beverage (2015)
Branch: U.S. Air Force (Active Duty)
Years of Service: 2016 - 2020
Rank: E4 (Senior Airman)
Job Title: Structural Engineer (3E3X1)
Homebase: Barksdale Air Force Base - Shreveport, LA

Eli Bright (2013)
ER/Critical Care Air Transport (CCATT) RN
Currently an instructor at the School of Aerospace Medicine teaching Critical Care Air Transport
Cincinnati, Ohio

Erin Cooper (2014)
Served as a Maritime Enforcement Specialist in the Coast Guard. I was an E4 when I separated from the Coast Guard. My job was to conduct security boardings of high interest vessels coming into port to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessel and to ensure the ship was adhering to all federal laws and regulations.
Now a telecommunicator for NC Highway Patrol

Will Farthing (2018)
Aviation Officer/Pilot, Second Lieutenant (2Lt/O1) - Army Flight School
Enterprise, Alabama

Jonathan Goforth (2019)
Serving as a Naval Reactors Engineer. I provide technical oversight of the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, and work to deliver nuclear power plants to the fleet. Living in Arlington, VA

Jaylyn Hargett-Boyce (2018)
Mineman in the Navy. Petty Officer 3rd class/E-4 (technician who tests, assembles and maintains explosive devices)
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

Kyle Helmendach (2018)
Strategic Sealift Operator (O-2) Lieutenant JG

Andrew Kakaley (2015)
Marine Corp Captain (O-3), Infantry Officer (0302)
Still an active duty infantry officer. Currently studying Space Systems Operations at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Jason Kline (2014)
O-3/XPT, 35A, All Source Intelligence Officer
El Paso, Texas

Justin Mauney (2004)
Captain (O-3), Military Intelligence, US Army (2009-2016); Operation Enduring Freedom (Kabul,Afghanistan) 2013-2014
Currently Regional Director for a construction company overseeing the Greater Orlando, Florida market

Jake Ottinger (2021)- Navy
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Masters-at-Arms (MA)
Security/Law Enforcement both at Sea/Shore

Logan Ottinger (2022) - Navy
MC3, Mass Communications Specialist
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Aerial Photographer/videographer

Cole Smith (2008)
2012-2017 Nuclear Missile Operator (O-3) CPT
Likes to say now that he is trying to stop nuclear missiles from operating

Kevin Washburn (2011)
2022-2025
Forward Observer/Joint Fires Observer
Sergeant (E-5)
Ft. Carson, Colorado
