The Top 40 Under 40 Military
Each November in honor of Veterans Day, Military Transition News , the worldwide military base newspaper, will release its Top 40 Under 40 Military edition which will endeavor to recognize the top service members who are serving or have served in the U.S. armed forces.
The criteria for consideration are as follows:
- Serving or has served in the U.S. armed forces
- Less than 40 years of age
- Exemplary military performance as per their assignments and evaluations
- Received or expect to receive an Honorable discharge
A distinguished committee selects the finalists and winners from the nominating pools (see bottom). Finalists are asked to submit additional biographical information to the committee for consideration.
Congratulations to the 2012 class printed in Civilian Job News, the previous name of Military Transition News.
The Top 40 Under 40 Military Class of 2012
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- Christopher Baggett, Air Force, MSgt
- Marc D. Benson, Coast Guard, LT
- Bryan Bergjans, Navy, LTJG
- Mike Boswell, Navy, LT
- David Bryant, Army, CPT
- Thomas Bushur, Air Force, Capt
- Andrea M. Deese, Navy, P01
- Jared Dela Cruz, Navy, P02
- Denis Delacruz, Navy, P02
- Christina Rivera Dibble, Army, SGT
- Carlos L. Dinkins, Army, CPT
- Michael D. Dovilla, Navy, LCDR
- Christopher S. Ellis, Army, SSG
- David Evetts, Army, CPT
- Richard Kerr, Navy, LTJG
- Patrick T. King, Navy, LT
- Kyle D. Kobold, Navy, LT
- Brian Randy Kossler, Army, CPT
- Robert K. Lytle, Air Force, Capt
- Howard Martell, Jr., Navy, P01
- Clarence Matthews, Army, CPT
- Robert W. McFarlin, IV, Navy, LCDR
- Sean McGee, Air Force, SSgt
- Troy Mueller, Air Force, Lt Col
- Brian O'Connor, Marines, Sgt
- John Olson, Navy, LT
- Sean P. O'Reilly, Army, CPT
- Carrie Papproth , Army, 1LT
- Aaron S. Reed, Army, SGT
- Christina I. Rodriguez, Marines, Sgt
- Stephen Rubright, Army, MAJ
- Nicholas A. Schaaf, Navy, P02
- Aaron Scheinberg, Army, CPT
- Matthew Sibley , Marines, Cpl
- Van Standifer, Army, CPT
- Janson Taylor, Air Force, SSgt
- Kevin J. Terrazas, Army, CPT
- Charles Trim, Marines, SSgt
- J.M. Woody van Horn, Navy, P02
- John R. Young, Jr., Army, 2LT
Click here to see the Top 40 Under 40 Military winner archive.
If you meet the Top 40 Under 40 Military criteria listed above, join the appropriate nominating group on LinkedIn to be included for consideration in next year's recognition:
As military camaraderie would lead us to expect, we also receive many recommendations from existing nominees / group members. Please feel free to recommend your peers after you join. Good luck, and thank you for your service.
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