A St. Louis, Missouri native, Travis served eight years in the United States Navy. Duty stations include Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (AIRTEVRON ONE), NAS Patuxent River, MD, the USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), Commander Second Fleet (COMSECONDFLT), and US Transportation Command, (USTRANSCOM) Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
After the Navy, Travis worked in the Information Technology sector for twenty-five years.
Connect with Travis @MichaelTRose.
The Good Conduct Medal is a U.S. military award associated with sustained enlisted service that meets defined conduct and performance standards.
Versions of the award exist across multiple service branches, and ribbon designs vary by branch.
Eligibility requirements are established … Click Here To Read the rest
The Overseas Service Ribbon has an important place on the uniform of every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
It represents, as the name implies, the completion of overseas duty of military service.
Therefore, recipients are awarded a military ribbon … Click Here To Read the rest
There are many interesting aspects of a U.S. Coast Guard uniform, including the ribbons attached to it.
Service ribbons often replace the actual medal when it’s not practical to wear it directly on the uniform.
As a result, USCG ribbons … Click Here To Read the rest
Selling leave is one of the most common questions service members ask when they are preparing to separate or retire.
Instead of using all your accrued leave days, you can choose to sell some of them back and receive a … Click Here To Read the rest
Families eagerly prepare for the Coast Guard boot camp graduation ceremony the proud milestone celebrating a recruit’s completion of eight weeks of intense training.
Graduations take place at Training Center Cape May New Jersey typically on Fridays at 11:00 AM … Click Here To Read the rest