He was commissioned a field artillery officer through the Pittsburg State University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1998. Since 2007, Dave has served as a FA59 (Strategist) with assignments at U.S Army North/Fifth Army-Fort Sam Houston, TX and with 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, KS and in Iraq. Prior to returning to active duty in 2007, Dave served as a Staff Operations Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and as a contractor within the National Counterterrorism Center’s Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning. From 1999-2005, he served as a field artillery officer in South Korea and Fort Sill, OK.