User:Neilgarra

Neil A. Garra
Owner & Despot For Life of The S2 Company

Bio
I am a Christian, which means that at one point I decided to believe in Jesus Christ for eternal salvation. That's all it takes!

Served in the US Army for almost 21 years before retiring on Halloween, 2000. Ten of those years were with the 1st, 2d and 5th Infantry Divisions.

Graduate of the Infantry Basic and Advanced courses, Combined Armed Services Staff College, Command and General Staff College, the Mortar Platoon Leader Course, Airborne, Ranger, and Long Range Surveillance Leaders courses. Awards include the Master Instructor Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, the Legion of Merit, and both the Knowlton and Van Deman Awards from the Military Intelligence Corps Association.

Received a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Physics from Mount Union College, in Alliance, Ohio. Also a graduate of the Sierra Vista Citizen Police Academy, and the Kansas State University Small Business Development Center Entrepreneurial Fast Track Course. Authored two books, “Wargaming, A Systematic Approach” and “Soldier Chess”. Designed and created the Intelligence Analysis Wargames “Kazar Fury”, “Evil Associations”, “Queries of Doom”, and “Analyst Rampage”.

Hobbies include Bible study, the Wife, Fencing, Wargame design, computer programming, Chess, combat shooting, and Dogs.

Primary problem solving technique is innovation and creativity. I love to design new solutions to both old and new problems. Frequently exploit the personal computer and the Internet as creativity projection platforms par excellence. Superb instructor. Tactical Intelligence expert. Experienced Web designer and programmer. Visionary.

I prefer to live outside the box, occasionally peering inside to see what the others are up to.

Characters
I only consider Seraph Vist to be me. The rest are my Troops. Each has a unique profession and combat style. Design credits for the Ladies, to include armor style and color, belong to my Wife