Army LTC (Ret) Rob Smith

Today, my guest is Army retired LTC Rob Smith. Rob grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Overbook High School in 1983. He joined the Army right after graduation and swore in at the Philly MEPS at just 17 years old. He went to Basic and AIT at Ft. Jackson, SC as a 71L Administrative Specialist. His first assignment was to Engineer School BDE in Ft. Belvoir, VA. That was followed by an assignment to Korea, and then back to Arlington Hall Station, VA. It was there that he was accepted into the Green to Gold program and attended Shippensberg University in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2LT in Armor. He attended Officer Basic Course at Ft. Knox, KY. Then he was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson, CO. After four years in Armor, he was branch detailed to Military Intelligence. He went to Officer Advanced Course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ where he was promoted to Captain. He later served as a Basic Training Company Commander, transferred to Acquisitions branch, deployed to Afghanistan in 2016, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2017.