Mild Mannered Student Drove M1-A1 Abrams

If you could have seen Trenton Montgomery walk through the halls of South Carolina State University's Communication building, you probably would have thought he was a timid introvert. If this thought came across your mind, you would be judging the book by it's cover. Despite all assumptions, this mild mannered man was previously an U.S Army tank driver.

Trenton Montgomery's army life was rooted from the fact that his step mother was in the Navy. He lived in Hawaii with her for 8 years, who was originally from Georgia. When asked about his experience there Trenton said , "I met a lot of people in Hawaii. I enjoyed being in the water and it was a good experience." He also added , " I loved the food."

When Montgomery's stepmother retired from the Navy, they returned to South Carolina. Montgomery then attended Berkeley High School his Junior and Senior and graduated. A year after graduating , he got interested in the army at the age of 19.

Unlike most traditional college students, he didn't enroll in college immediately after graduating high    school. He instead enlisted in the military first and served his time of 3 years and 17 weeks, so that he could pay for college with the GI bill through the military. Montgomery said , "It was actually the best move for me financially."

While in the Army his first job was being a Plummer but he ended up being an armor tank crewman  and drove the M1-A1 Abram Tank.

 The job entailed him driving army tanks, shooting an M247 and shooting a 50 Cal.

When driving the tank he had hearing checks to make sure of ear health because tanks were really loud. It was even louder outside the tank. The tank also had air conditioning but it got really hot inside. The tank itself weighs 68 tons without ammo and 72 tons with it.

When asked of his experienced in the tank he responded, " Driving the tank was actually the funnest thing I did in my entire career!"

When asked of his experience in the army Montgomery said ," My experience in the U.S. Army was challenging and also rewarding. I became content with being by myself and traveling the world."

 Montgomery was also in Qatar for 7 months protecting U.S. military outpost. While out there he stated, " Communication was important. You should always let someone know where you're at." He also received extra pay while in Qatar because troops get extra pay when deployed.

After his Army career he came to attend South Carolina State University where he works towards his bachelor of arts degree in communications. He chose communications as his major because he always had a passion in sports and did sports analysis. He also participates in running track and cross country.

Even though Montgomery is now pursuing his college career he is still willing to return to serve his country if ever asked to.