Rider

Band member earns
GSDF Enlisted Person
of the Year honor

ATLANTA, GA - Sergeant Alecia Rider, 105th Brigade, was awarded Georgia State Defense Force Enlisted Person of the Year by Brig. Gen. Michael McGuinn in June. Rider was also promoted to the the rank of sergeant during the presentation.

Sgt. Rider joined the GSDF 18 months ago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in music business. Currently, her music career is on hold, outside of GSDF, as she works as a project manager at Pattison Sign Group in Norcross.

A member of the 105th Brigade, the Band Brigade. She plays the trumpet and also plays the bugle for Taps during funerals.

She originally enlisted in the National Guard, but because to a knee injury, could not pursue her Guard career, so she joined the GSDF because of her desire to serve.

Sgt Rider was awarded the honor because of her leadership skills, her willingness to work with other units, and her abilities to step outside of her boundaries,

“I really enjoy what I am doing. she said. "The opportunities to learn in the GSDF have exceeded my expectation.”

Her advice for new recruits, you get as much out of it as what you put in. CPL Rider was accompanied at the ceremony by her boyfriend 2LT Dave Walgrave who serves in the National Guard.

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