I was born and raised in "The Heart of Dixie", Alabama. I joined the U.S. Army in 1997. I spent the next 8 years of my life as an infantryman with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. I graduated from UAB in 2009 with a B.A. in History. Since then I've been a bartender, teacher, equipment operator, truck driver, grave digger, and stonemason. During all that time I've did relevant side jobs such as photographer, M.C., speech writer, voice over, and on-air host.