Rick Erickson For Mayor

Military Background & Awards

Some Military Background

  • 18Z Special Forces Sergeant Major (Retired after 32 plus years)
  • 18Z Special Forces Team Sergeant
  • 18C Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
  • 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant
  • 18F Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant
  • Special Forces Dive Medical Technician
  • Special Forces Military Free Fall
  • Special Forces Combat Diver
  • Ranger Qualified
  • U.S Army Airborne School
  • Air Assault Badge
  • French Foreign Legion Desert Survival Course

Highest Clearance Held
Top Secret Clearance with SCI (Parked)

  • Rapid Initial Assessment Team Leader (RIAT) -At ground zero for any disaster, during any event, in order to provide critical security, support, and any information back to the Governor, or, Higher in Command, in order to assist in planning for local or global readiness, security, recovery, and refit, due to any humanitarian, or, critical form of disaster or civil disorder.
  • Executive Protection Operator providing elite executive protection services of high value personnel in combat and non combat operations throughout the world.
  • Conduct search and rescue missions and provide any assistance to the local population while providing up to the minute evaluations and treatment and requests, until a larger scale of provisional assistance arrives.
  • Set up and run austere, tier one medical support, throughout the globe in military and non military operations.

Some of My Awards

Combat Infantry Badge
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with Combat
Distinguished Valor
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguished Valor
Army Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguished Valor (second award)
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (5th Award)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Florida Cross
Florida Distinguished Service Medal
Florida Commendation Medal
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic
Hyperbaric Chamber Operator

Published Work
Humani Magazine for Medical Humanitarians – December 2013 (pp. 32–35)
Operator Magazine (Special Forces Publication) – “Fear None” (pp. 10–12)

Media Contributor
GI Jane – movie extra
Man, Woman Wild, small part in show- Alaska
Man, Woman Wild, small part in show- Mexico
Medical Advisor, Security Advisor, Safety Advisor in different film sets

Eagle Scout at the age of 14
Order of the Arrow at the age of 14

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