How can community colleges better prepare students looking to become military officers? The answer lies in setting up an education and career path sooner.
Author Biography
Cory L. Baker
Cory retired as a Colonel from the United States Air Force in December 2024, after serving 22 years as a Medical Service Corps officer. He was a two-time medical support squadron commander at Travis Air Force Base, California, and RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. He later returned to RAF Lakenheath as the hospital commander before finishing his career at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, as the Medical Support Division Chief at Air Mobility Command headquarters. Cory also served in Germany, Greenland, the Pentagon, and he had a deployment in Qatar. He is an in-residence Air War College graduate where he earned a Master of Strategic Studies degree. Cory also holds Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Public Administration from Missouri State University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in History with Liberty University. He and his wife Jennifer reside in the Missouri Ozarks with their four children.
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