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Military Components & Branches:� An Overview

CPT Aaron J. Ryan�US Army

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Armed Forces of the United States

Homeland Security (DHS)

Department of the Navy

Department of the Air Force

Active Duty

Reserves

National Guard

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State Constitution�Governors Office

COMPONENTS

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Find your success

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I want to stay close to home.

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Officer��Commissioned by Congress�Signature authority �Administrators / Managers

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“Visionary”�“Planner”�“Team Builder”��

Enlisted��Technical Expert�Standard Bearer�Advise & Execute��“Mentor”�“Enabler”�“Competent” �

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Por que no los dos?�

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Local Centers of Influence

Army

CPT Aaron Ryan�aaron.j.ryan5.mil@army.mil��Reserves: �SSG Steve Cortez�773-287-4803�steve.cortez1.mil@army.mil��National Guard:�SSG Eva Ortiz�773-372-3055�eva.l.ortiz3.mil@army.mil

Air Force�MAJ Joel Primm�joel.primm.1@us.af.mil�630-335-3378��Space Force�Recruiting: 630-852-4999

Navy / Marines��GySgt Antonio Aranda�aaranda6@iit.edu�312-567-8963�nrotc@iit.edu�

Coast Guard�PO2 Kurtis Bomba�kurtis.e.bomba@uscg.mil�773-768-4093