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Expertise
I am the Commander of the Surface Communications and Support Systems, contract management office. I am currently an active duty Colonel.
Experience in the area
I have bachelors and masters degrees in Engineering. I also hold a patent for a new way to process composite materials into complex shapes.
What do you like about this subject?
I have had an exciting and diverse career. I have moved 21 times in 26 years and had 20 different jobs.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
I would like to lead the Army's development of portable power. I want my team to design a safe and portable fuel cell or micro-generator.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
The military provides numerous educational opportunities. All Soldiers continue to go to professional development training throughout their careers.
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Recent Answers from Cynthia Bedell
2010-06-30 Current PhD:
Dear Ramon -- Very few Ph.D.s afford you an opportunity for rapid advancement as an officer. The few that do are in the medical fields, law fields and divinity (chaplain field). In all the other career
2010-06-28 Compassionate Reassignment:
Dear Brion -- To apply for compassionate re-assignment, the person who is ill or injured must be you, or an immediate family member. So a fiance does not meet this requirement, but a wife does.
2010-06-21 Re-Enlistment in Army:
Dear Kimberly -- Please don't let the fact that re-enlisting will require more documentation than the initial enlistment keep your son from trying to return to service. Since he was already planning
2010-06-20 Re-Enlistment in Army:
Dear Kimberly -- As I said in my other response, his RE 3 is going to limit his ability to re-enlist. Rather than waiting to try and get a waiver in six months, he could petition the Army Board for
2010-06-17 Re-Enlistment in Army:
Dear Kimberly -- Your son should have been afforded more time to heal before being required to take his fitness test. It takes at least 6 weeks for a bone to knit back together, and a stress fracture
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