WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump stated Wednesday he has chosen a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to be his Army secretary.
North Carolina native Daniel P. Driscoll served as a senior advisor to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, whom he met when each attended Yale Law School. He ran unsuccessfully within the Republican main for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2020, getting about 8% of the vote in a crowded subject of candidates.
“Dan will probably be a fearless and relentless fighter for American troopers and the America First agenda,” Trump stated on his social media platform.
If confirmed, Driscoll, 38, would take the helm of a navy department that’s struggling to beat recruiting shortfalls via a sweeping overhaul of its packages and personnel. The Army can be endeavor a widespread effort to resume and modernize its weapons techniques.
After graduating from Yale in 2014 and his time within the Army, Driscoll labored at a number of funding banking and consulting corporations in North Carolina.
According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010. He accomplished Army Ranger college, incomes a Ranger tab, nevertheless it wasn’t instantly clear when this occurred.
Completion of the course permits the soldier to put on the tab, however doesn’t imply she or he has served as a Ranger within the elite seventy fifth Ranger Regiment, which is a part of the Army’s Special Operations Command and requires considerably extra coaching.
He left navy service with the rank of second lieutenant. He additionally graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Driscoll’s navy awards embrace the Army Commendation Medal and Combat Action Badge, that are meritoriously earned.
His different awards are sometimes awarded following completion of service throughout a navy marketing campaign and embrace the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army service and overseas service ribbon.
