Aaron Potter
**** ********* **. ***********, ** 37042 Phone: 256-***-**** E Mail: *****.******@*******.***
Experience
United States Military, SSG, Ret. October 2002 to present
Small Group Leader (SGL), NCO Academy; train students to enforce standards, supervise and inspect using pre combat checks,
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train individuals skills and crew drills, maintain equipment, and counsel soldiers using the teach, coach, and mentor philosophy;
enable soldiers to live and enforce the Army values and Warrior Ethics; provide a training environment focused on discipline,
leadership, and teamwork.
Cavalry Scout (19D) specializing in long range reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition; served as a section leader of
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a scout crew in reconnaissance security and other combat operations; direct tactical deployments, supervises maintenance of
assigned vehicles and equipment; evaluates routes, assembly areas, and positioning for mounted combat operations.
Avenger Crewmember (14S) prepare and fire Avenger and portable Air Defense weapons; identify friendly and hostile aircraft;
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operate and assist in programming interrogator equipment, operate assigned vehicles, simulators, interrogator, and cryptologic
equipment; operate and maintain radio and/or wire communication with firing units and higher headquarters.
United States Army Reserves November 2000 to October 2002
Wheeled Vehicle Repairer (91B) supervise and perform field and sustainment level maintenance and recovery operations on light
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and heavy wheeled vehicles, their associated trailers and material handling equipment (MHE).
Education
Austin Peay State University May 2013 to present
Seeking degree in Bachelors of Science in Homeland Security
Hopkinsville Community College August 2011 to May 2013
Basic coursework with concentration in Criminal Justice
Phase I Battle Staff 2011 Total
Army Instructor Course 2010
Joint Fire Observers Course 2008
Phase I BNCOC 2008
Combatives Level I 2007
Warriors Leaders Course 2006
Air Assault School 2003
Skills
• Capable of performing missions in a highly stressful and physically demanding environment applying maximum security measures
in safeguarding items of critical importance to the nation such as special ammunition areas, classified documents/plans, etc.
• Perform security checks on Traffic Control Points (TCPs), raids on houses and towns, search individuals of interest
• Identify threats of terrorism and determine the potential nature of the threat, available terrorist weapons, tactics, and
countermeasures
• Special techniques involving rappelling, ascending, and descending structures, air mobile insertion, body climbs, and knots and
seats
• Special individual weapons training: Marksmanship, multiple weapons stress (shoot/no shoot), combat range, instinctive firing,
automatic firing, weapons safety, and maintenance assembly/disassembly
• Expert marksman using the M9, M4, M249, M240B, M2, M24, XM110, M14, M203, and MK19 weapons systems
• Instructed ranges including Close Quarter Marksmanship, Known and Unknown Distance Ranges, Urban Live Fire Ranges,
Practical Shooters Course (stress fire)
• Knowledge of preparing detailed sketches of entry and exit routes of buildings, windows and floor locations, obstacles, etc.
References
Evan Owens
Centersource, CEO, Nashville, TN
Paul Neal
CPT, US Army, 160th Special Operations, Aviation Regiment, Ft. Campbell, KY
Patrick McNamara
IT Specialist, DOD
Dave N. Santos
MAJ, United States Army, MI, JZX Plans Officer, USSOCOM, MacDill, FL
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