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The Compleat Heretic's Autobiography:
Vital Statistics
This page was last modified on 1 April 2016.
Name: James Matthew Wallace; James M. Wallace; Matt Wallace
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 235 lbs.
Build: Muscular, somewhat stocky, a bit paunchy
Racial Group/Complexion: Caucasian / Fair
Ancestry: Scottish / English / German (Moravian, et al.) / French Huguenot
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Head: Brown with some graying in the temples and pleasantly balding
Beard: Once auburn but now almost completely gray save for some peppering
Marital Status: Single (but keeping on the lookout); never married
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Religious/Metaphysical Belief System: Strong Atheist / Hard Materialist
Political Affiliation/Orientation: Republican / Conservative (Economic and Social)
Organizational Affiliations: (See also Affiliations)
American Legion
Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League (Founder and Webmaster)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 391
National Rifle Association of America (Benefactor Life Member)
Republican National Committee
United States Chess Federation (Life Member) (Rating: 1489)
Hobbies: Chess, Genealogy & Family History, Webmastering
Current Residence: Greensboro, NC
Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, NC
Generation/Cohort: Baby Boomer / 1961
Astrological/Birth Sign: I have no use for this nonsense.
Education - Primary & Secondary:
Petree Elementary School (Grades 1-4) (1967-71) /
Petree Intermediate School (Grades 5-6) (1971-73)
Walkertown Junior High School (Grades 7-8) (1973-75)
George Washington Carver High School (Grades 9-10) (1975-77)
East Forsyth Senior High School (Grades 11-12) (1977-79) (Class of 1979) GO FIGHTING EAGLES!
Education - Post-Secondary:
BS; Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate; UNC Greensboro; August 2006
Standardized Test Scores:
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) / Test of Standard Written English (TSWE)
Mar 78 -- Composite 1190, Verbal 540, Math 650, TSWE 46
Nov 78 -- Composite 1270, Verbal 590, Math 680, TSWE 58
Nov 89 -- Composite 1410, Verbal 720 (99th percentile), Math 690 (95th percentile), TSWE 59 (95th percentile)
Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT)
Oct 92 -- Composite 650
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) / Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS):
1992 -- ENTJ / INTJ (XNTJ: even split between Extraverted and Introverted)
1997 -- ENTJ / ESTJ (EXTJ: even split between iNtuition and Sensing)
Please note:
Both ENTJ and INTJ fit well, almost perfectly, though I often seem to be a better INTJ than an ENTJ.
I suspect the apparent shift from INTJ to ESTJ. INTJ is a very much better fit than ESTJ, my "traditionalist" attitudes notwithstanding. The ESTJ result may be a manifestation of my rational acceptance of "tradition" under which the tried and true ways, having long been proven by experience, are our most logical course, unless proven otherwise— and "feelings," pro ("God's way") or con ("social justice"), aren't proof.
As ENTJ is consistent, thus apparently dominant, consider yourself warned . . .
Military Service:
U.S. Army (1985-93) (8-year Mandatory Service Obligation (MSO))
Active Service: Jan 86-Dec 89 (4-year enlistment), Jan 90-Mar 90 (retraining), Aug 90-May 91 (Persian Gulf War)
Assignments and Duty Stations:
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Sep 85-Jan 86
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Individual Ready Reserve
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Delayed Entry Program (DEP)
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Jan 86-Mar 86
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E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Basic Training Brigade
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
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Basic Combat Training (BCT)
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Mar 86-Apr 86
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C Company, 1st Battalion, Quartermaster Brigade
Ft. Lee, VA
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Advanced Individual Training (AIT)
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May 86-Apr 88
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HQ & A Company, 26th Forward Support Battalion
(was 3rd FSB prior to Apr 87 redesignation)
3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)
Aschaffenburg-am-Main, Bavaria, FRG
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Overseas Tour
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Jun 88-Dec 89
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B Company, 99th Forward Support Battalion
9th Infantry Division (Motorized)
Ft. Lewis, WA
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Stateside Tour
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Dec 89-Jan 92
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3274th U.S. Army Hospital
Durham, NC
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Army Reserve
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Jan 90-Mar 90
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D Company, 2nd Battalion, Troop Brigade
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN
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Active Duty for Training (ADT)
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Aug 90-May 91
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Womack Army Community Hospital
Ft. Bragg, NC
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Persian Gulf War activation
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Jan 92-Sep 93
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Individual Ready Reserve
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Inactive Reserve
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Field Training Exercises and Deployments:
HQ & A Co, 26th Fwd Spt Bn (formerly 3rd FSB), 3rd ID, Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, FRG
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16Sep86
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29Sep86
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Grafenwöhr Training Area
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24Nov86
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-
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3Dec86
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Grafenwöhr Training Area
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30Jan87
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6Feb87
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Winter Warrior (division winter war game), northeastern Bavaria, FRG
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30Jun87
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8Jul87
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Grafenwöhr Training Area
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20Aug87
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3Sep87
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Hohenfels Training Area
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7Dec87
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18Dec87
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Hohenfels Training Area
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11Mar88
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-
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21Mar88
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Grafenwöhr Training Area
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B Co, 99th Fwd Spt Bn, 9th ID, Ft. Lewis, WA
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?Sep88
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?Sep88
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Rainier Training Area, Ft. Lewis, WA
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12Sep88
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19Sep88
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Operation Firebreak 1988, Canyon Creek Fire, Lewis and Clark National Forest, MT
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?Oct89
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?Oct89
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Reliable Strike III (brigade war game), Yakima Firing Center, WA
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Military Training Courses (Course w/ Abbreviation or MOS, Graduation Date, Academic Average, Distinctions):
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Basic Combat Training (BCT)
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7Mar86
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Materiel Storage and Handling Specialist Course (76V10)
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18Apr86
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95.8%
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Distinguished Honor Graduate
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Small Arms Maintenance Course (SAM)
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30Oct86
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100%
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Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC)
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14Apr89
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95%
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Honor Graduate
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Finance Specialist Course (73C10)
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21Mar90
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99.4%
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Distinguished Honor Graduate
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Ranks Held (Title, Abbreviation, Pay Grade, Date of Rank):
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Private First Class
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PFC
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E-3
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28Sep85
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Specialist
(Specialist 4)
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SPC
(SP4)
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E-4
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1Mar87
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(Specialist 4 and SP4 continued to be used administratively for some time after the higher Specialist ranks were eliminated in 1985.)
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Sergeant
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SGT
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E-5
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1Jul89
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Military Awards (Decorations, Service Medals, Service Ribbons, and Unit Citations):
Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM)
Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters (AAM w/ 2 OLCs)
Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM)
National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM) (Operation Firebreak 1988, AR 600-8-22, App. C, 25Feb95)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device for Mobilization (AFRM w/ M)
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (NCOPDR)
Army Service Ribbon (ASR)
Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR)
Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) (Womack AMC, 3Aug90-30Jun91, DAGO 12, 13May94)
Discharge: Honorable
Current Occupation:
Professional Student (Senior/Second Degree; BA), English (Literature & Creative Writing) and Philosophy, UNCG (on sabbatical since 2012)
True Occupation:
Karma Yogi, after a fashion . . .
Former Occupation:
Package Handler ("Überbagger" and Sorter, Smalls Sort) (Part-time), United Parcel Service, Greensboro Hub
Avocations (aka, "Current Occupation" while unemployed):
Intellectual Bum, Would-be Literary Artiste, Urban Hermit, Atheist Monk, Webmaster Extraordinaire,
Letter-to-the-Editor Writing Crank, Erstwhile Finance/Economics Double Major Student, ContraUnabomber
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