As an Air Force brat I moved 26 times before I turned 18--Kindergarten in Germany, grade school in Japan and graduated high school in Tripoli, Libya (Before Kadaffi) at Wheelus Air Force Base.  Joined the Navy in 1962, became a medical corpsman and was transferred to the Marine Corps as a combat medic in 1966.  Bout the only saving grace was when we were going through advanced infantry training, I happened to beat out a Marine company at the rifle range with a borrowed rifle.  After that, the platoon commander came up to me and said, "Doc, until somebody gets hit, you're a Marine and they issued me a rifle and I became the platoon sharpshooter.  Went to Viet Nam in 1966 and after 13 months and three days flew back to the world.  After my discharge, went to UCSD and got a BA in sociology and later a masters degree in psychology.  Worked in this field for about 25 years, the last 8 as an involuntary commitment officer.

I am a social chameleon in that I can relate to just about anybody due to my travels and education.  I consider this a valuable asset as a Realtor due to the tremendous variety of folks we meet and can work equally well with blue collar professions as well as lawyers and doctors.