Sergeant First Class David V. DeSantis currently serves as a Company Tactical NCO at the United States Miliary Academy at West Point. Prior to his current position, he served as the Battalion Operations Sergeant Major and First Sergeant in 2d Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 2d Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. He enlisted in the United States Army in 2007 and attended OSUT in Fort Knox, Kentucky, as a 19k. He holds a BS in Business Management and an associate degree in Management from Excelsior College. He has served in combat on the ATGM and MGS Stryker variants in the Arghandab River Valley, RC South, Afghanistan.