Tania Mason
Name: Staff Sergeant Richard Silva
Branch of the Military: Air Force
Time Served: 6 years
Military Occupation: Intelligence Analyst
Most Valuable Lesson Learned: How to persevere through adversity
What He Misses Most: The camaraderie
Did the military pay for your college education: They paid for two Bachelor’s degrees
How the Military Prepared Him to Teach High School: It didn’t
Favorite Place from Military Service: Alaska