A west point. after graduation became a combat engineer. served as a builder in panama. his childhood friend, aaron salano, went out for his. it the story to tell about the mission to accomplished building schools, clinics, roadways, and bridges. really had an impact on his life. he finally felt like, hey, i m getting to do something. majority of the military but the rank of captain he took a corporate engineering job but soon realized that life an office building wasn t for him. he wanted to work for real people. which is why george put aside that fancy degree of his and went to vegas. to train as a firefighter empty. focusing on himself was not how he wanted to live his life. he wanted to serve. that was the favorite word of his, to serve. so while shonda served drink at the bar. george served as a firefighter. and found time to volunteer. do we could for the down on their luck souls who live in the fringes of so much glitter.