Cicci has 19 years experience as a nurse, much of it in critical-care situations. She is a Naval Reservist and treats injured soldiers while training other caregivers. Her military experience includes a 10-month stint in a NATO hospital in Afghanistan that treated badly wounded troops. She also spent a month last year in Spain for military service. She credits the Reserves for providing experiences that can benefit orthopedic patients at home, and she was recently promoted to commander from lieutenant commander.