Garrett Tice
–Templeton local Garrett Tice served for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps and now is enlisting in the California Army National Guard.
Tice signed up on Dec. 14. His military occupation specialty (MOS) will be 12B, a combat engineer. Combat engineers help soldiers navigate combat missions by constructing bridges, clearing barriers with explosives, and detecting and avoiding mines and other environmental hazards. Tice’s rank will be E4, which is a specialist.
“Garrett has two supportive parents, David Tice & Peggy Tice, who couldn’t be prouder of their son for continuing to serve his country and be a major contributor to civil support efforts within the California Army National Guard,” says recruiter Staff Sergeant Leo Castillo.