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Eric Hillerson: Family Tradition
- 2024/01/14
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Eric Hillerson: Family tradition Eric and his family have a strong connection with military service. Eric’s grandfathers served in WWII and several of his uncles served in Vietnam. Eric became interested in West Point and becoming an officer personally during the sixth grade when Desert Shield / Desert Storm kicked off. Watching the news coverage of what US forces accomplished, combined with watching the Ken Burns series on the Civil War drew his attention. Eric participated in sports throughout highschool, pushed himself academically, participated in student council, and attended academic camps at West Point his junior and senior years. Eric knew the broad scope of what he was getting into, but couldn’t anticipate the details. Ruck marches, the Thayer Method, Plebe English challenged him in new and unexpected ways. Eric leaned into those challenges and found his niche’s in Sandhurst, Infantry Tactics Club, and Engineering Management. Eric graduated from West Point and commissioned as an Infantry Officer. Serving in South Korea, Kansas, Iraq, and Georgia before leaving the military at the end of his initial military service obligation. Eric left the military to focus on his growing family and has spent 15+ years in the civilian sector in logistics, supply chain operations, and operations management. Eric talks about military service, transition to the civilian world, and his own son’s path towards application and acceptance into West Point. This is his story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-harrison0/support