Let's be honest here; when you think of a Kentucky National Guard Soldier do you picture him holding a rifle and a Ph.D. in Mathematics? Let me guess, rifle yes, Ph. D. in math no.
Sound like your answer?
Well you would picture both if you knew Task Force Longrifles Executive Officer, LTC Elliott S. Elliott '93, a Phenix City, AL., native.
Yes, his last name is his first name, and vice versa.
Elliott is a proud graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. And although he's proud of being a West Pointer, he's the first to tell you that it's not the easiest route to a degree.
He has gone from cadet to lieutenant colonel since leaving the Academy and was grateful to do so debt-free, with a degree, and even a job. Elliott is now an associate professor at the University of Tennessee-Martin.