Who is the one person you would love to meet that impacted your career the most?

SFC Christopher Walker, MAOM, DSL — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:30:41 -0400

Who was that one person that you looked up to, either military or civilian, that inspired you to be a great leader? There are many leaders out there I wish I had the opportunity to meet. Most have already passed away, but there many that are still leading by example and paving the way for the rest of us.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2014 11:52 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:52:49 -0400

For me, it would have to be my first squad leader when I reported to my first unit at Ft. Drum, SGT Marlon Scarbro. He was an RTO with the 82nd Airborne who was in Grenada back in 1983. He reclassified as a 35R and became my squad leader. I had learned a lot from this NCO. He was a no BS type of NCO. I may offend some of the folks who served in the 82nd, but he was not arrogant like the majority of the maroon berets wearers that I had seen later on. He was very down to earth. He helped me with my board preparations and he was there when I had returned from Desert Storm and needed a place to crash and unwind over the weekend before I reported back to my original unit.

He left the Army afterwards- medically discharged due to an eye injury. The last time I saw him was back in 1993 when he was a civilian and I was reclassifying into a different MOS. He got involved with the Jehovah Witness and lost contact from him ever since. Sadly, I believed that he had passed away recently, so meeting him again would only occur in the Afterlife, whatever that may be.