Honor Society® member
Matthew Wood
Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman at United States Air Force
- Butler County Community College
- Aerospace Engineering
- Class of 2018
- WICHITA, Kansas
Member since May 2016
About
My name is Matthew Wood and I am 22 years old. I have lived in Wichita, Kansas for the past three and a half years. Originally, I am from Apopka, Florida which is a small town outside of Orlando. I have a wonderful wife I've been married to for almost four years now. We also have a five-year-old Alaskan Husky/Chocolate Lab mix who keeps our hands quite full.
Education
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Butler Community College
Pre-Engineering
2013 – 2018
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Community College of the Air Force
Aviation Maintenance Technology
2012 – 2016
Honors and awards
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Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Awarded to units that display such outstanding devotion and superior performance of exceptionally difficult tasks as to set it apart and above other units with similar missions
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Air Force Good Conduct Medal
Awarded to Airmen who show character and efficiency ratings of excellent or higher and have no court martial after three years of service.
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National Defense Service Medal
Awarded to those who enlist in the Armed Forces during a time of war.
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Global War on Terrorism Medal
Awarded to those who are assigned, attached, or mobilized to a unit participating in or serving in support of mission for 30 consecutive days
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Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Awarded to those serving 120 consecutive days in support of the nuclear mission and was subject to nuclear operations inspection.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
At this moment, I am in the process of applying for a scholarship through the USAF for them to release me to attend a university full-time while in ROTC so I can commission and retire as an officer. After that, I will become an aerospace engineer and make another career out of that until retirement.
- Graduate school interests
The specific genre I would like to go to graduate school for would be aerospace propulsion. I am not particularly close-minded to a specific school, though.
- Outside the classroom
I like to hunt, fish, target shoot with my compound bow, go to the gym, and travel the world with my beautiful wife.
Experience
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Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman
United States Air Force
May 2012 – Present
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Lifegaurd
Loew's Royal Pacific Resort
Jun 2011 – May 2012
Volunteering
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Military Mentor
St. Francis Community Services
May 2016 – May 2021
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- French (France) Beginner
- Spanish Beginner
