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HONEA PATH, South Carolina – An Army general went back to his roots this week, visiting students in his hometown and the surrounding area to share what led him to a life of service.

Maj. Gen. Miles Brown serves as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, the Army’s home of science and technology innovation. He leads the largest cohort of Army science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals, including 14,000 civilian government employees.

Brown visited three local high schools in South Carolina, including his alma mater, Belton-Honea Path High School, to share his story as an Army officer and challenge them to consider a career with the Army, in or out of uniform, and how it can unlock limitless possibilities to pursue their passions.

“My father dedicated his life to serving his community as a pastor, and that sense of serving others impacted me deeply,” Brown said. “I knew at 17 years old that I wanted to be of service in a larger sense, so I joined the Army.”

Brown said he wanted to share his story with high school students because he knows they have big decisions to make in the coming years, and there are misconceptions about service in the Army.

“These students are on the precipice of the rest of their lives. I stood in their shoes – in this exact high school once upon a time – and I want them to know the Army is, and always has been, full of possibilities. The slogan ‘Be All You Can Be,’ it’s about being your best self and the Army empowers you to do just that,” he said.

“The Army can be an amazing stepping-stone to begin adulthood without debt and gain leadership experience and skills in high-demand trades” he said. “Or, in my case, it can be an incredibly rewarding, life-long career dedicated to making our nation and the world a safer place.”

Brown also spent time showcasing internships and civilian career possibilities with the Army, highlighting his command’s mission to research and develop new Army technologies.

“From drones to dozers and rockets to robots – DEVCOM is designing the future Army,” he said. “It’s all made possible by incredibly talented civilian scientists and engineers working for the Army.”

While in South Carolina, Brown also enlisted 11 Soldiers at Fort Jackson’s Military Entrance Processing Station where new recruits are processed into the armed forces and undergo physical and medical evaluations.

The visits were part of a recent Army-wide initiative to promote the unlimited possibilities unleashed by service to the nation and the ways Soldiers are empowered to Be All You Can Be.

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The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, is home to thousands of Army scientists, engineers, technicians and analysts working around the globe to leverage cutting-edge technologies and empower the American warfighter with the data and abilities to see, sense, make decisions and act faster than our adversaries – today and in the future.

As part of Army Futures Command, DEVCOM takes calculated risks to find new technological solutions each day. Our experts drive innovation, improve existing technologies and engineer solutions to technical challenges. Our work goes beyond theory to simulation and prototyping. We take potential science and technology solutions from the lab “into the dirt” for experimentation alongside Army Soldiers. DEVCOM prides itself as a global ecosystem of innovators, from world-class universities and large defense contractors, to small, minority-owned businesses and international allies and partners.