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Essay On Personal Experience In The Army

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In July 2009, the Army began reclassing all 25F MOS’s to the newer 25N MOS’s, and while it included new technology and more advanced systems I found myself wanting a change. So after almost 6 years I decided to return to Fort Gordon, and reclass as a 25B, Information Technology Specialist in January of 2010. The training to become qualified as a 25B was drastically different than my previous MOS training. During the training, I received my COMTIA A+, N+, and SEC+. Aside from typical PC computer troubleshooting and repairs, we completed the Cisco Academy CCNA training courses, and complete several sections of Microsoft’s Certified Expert course during the training. We focused on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 administration, and while …show more content…

In July 2011, I attended the IASO training. The IASO training focused on threat and vulnerability management of information systems, as well as what countermeasures could be implemented to minimize these treats. This was my first true experience into Cybersecurity, and I’ve never looked back. I got my first taste of creating and enforcing security policies, and was responsible for creating the Brigade Headquarters Tenant Security Plans for both the Non-Classified Internet Protocol Routing (NIPR) and Secret Internet Protocol Routing (SIPR) networks. As the IASO, I conducted monthly vulnerability scans for the SIPR computers, and conducted quarterly and yearly risk assessments for the Brigade and Battalion headquarters. As my role changed with the Brigade, I was asked to prepare reports and present weekly updates on the Brigades network readiness. This task was completely foreign to me, as most of the interactions I had up to this point had been with other technicians or IT professionals. I had to quickly learn to fully explain each process in a way that made sense for non-technical individuals. I was exposed to the process of creating an IT roadmap, as well as planning a budget to support the outcomes of the roadmap.
After three deployments, and moving my wife across the country several times, I decided that after ten years in the Army I was ready to move on. I worked with my dad in the oil field for a few years, but I was never happy, and

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