Sean McCafferty, alumnus, submitted photograph for veterans story.
A quarter-century ago, Sean McCafferty was at loose ends and didn’t know what to do with his life.
When inspiration didn’t strike, he turned to the Army.
He quickly became a rising star, was sent to West Point and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
“My goal was to stay in the service until it wasn’t fun anymore or until the Army kicked me out,” said McCafferty (pictured above, center). “I figured if that happened, I’d go on and do something else.”
After 25 years in the service, the Army still hasn’t kicked McCafferty out. In fact, they are helping him become a senior leader in the Signal Corps and have sent him to Arizona State University to get his doctorate to become a strategic thinker. He’s one of about 140 veteran doctoral candidates at the university, one of the largest military-affiliated cohorts in the United States.
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- 20140101McAffertySean_01.JPEG
- Copyright
- Amy Chou
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- 3264x2448 / 2.0MB
- Contained in galleries
- 20171115 Veterans PhD Grads