Joel Vaccaro

Military Service:

• Rank: Sergeant First Class

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: February 2010 - present

  Occupation: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist - 89D

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:
  Locates, identifies, renders safe, and disposes of foreign and domestic conventional, chemical, or nuclear ordnance and improved explosive devices (IED); supports VIP missions for the U.S. Secret Service, State Department, and other Federal agencies. Locate, identify, renders safe, and dispose of improved explosive devices.

• Rank: Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army National Guard

  Period: January 2005 - February 2010

  Occupation: 11B - Infantryman - 11B

  Security Clearance: None

  Duties Description:
  The infantryman supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual small arms weapons or heavy anti-armor crew served weapons, either vehicle or dismounted in support of offensive and defensive combat operations.

• Rank: Corporal

  Branch/Position: Marine Corps

  Period: December 2000 - December 2004

  Occupation: 0311 - Rifleman

  Security Clearance: None

  Duties Description:
  The riflemen are the foundation of the Marine infantry organization, and as such are the nucleus of the fire team in the rifle squad, the scout team in the LAR squad, scout snipers in the infantry battalion, and reconnaissance or assault team in the reconnaissance units. Noncommissioned officers are assigned as fire team leaders, scout team leaders, rifle squad leaders, or rifle platoon guides.