Soldier Spotlight: Getting to know Sgt. 1st Class Richard A. Shutt
December 28, 2011
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Richard A. Shutt, maintenance noncommissioned officer, Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Landstuhl, Germany
Age: 36
Hometown: Juneau, Alaska
Joined the Army: September 1992
Basic Training Location: Fort Sill, Okla.
MOS: Started as a 13B -- cannon crewmember, and now a 25S -- Satellite communication systems operator maintainer
Education: Some college
Marital Status: Married
Children: One
Activities/Hobbies: Football, video games
Favorite movie: Boondock Saints
Favorite TV show: Burn Notice
Favorite band: Motorhead
Favorite thing about the Army: Working with other Soldiers
What I've learned being a Soldier: Take care of your Soldiers and your Soldiers can take care of the mission
What inspires you to be a Soldier: Watching Soldiers you have trained excel