Joe Garcia '19 and Joseph Metz '20

Pinecrest alumni, Joe Garcia '19, and Joseph Metz '20, are currently stationed together in South Korea. Both Joe and Joseph are West Point graduates, and they both recently passed the Expert Soldier Badge qualification. The Expert Soldier Badge is a U.S. Army award for soldiers not in Infantry, Special Forces, or medical fields who demonstrate proficiency in warrior tasks, land navigation, and physical fitness. Earning the ESB involves passing an Army Combat Fitness Test, land navigation courses, weapons and medical lanes, and completing a 12-mile ruck march.