Before joining Greencastle, Mitch was an active-duty US Army officer for 14 years where he gained valuable organizational leadership experience and change management in high-stakes environments. He commissioned from Penn State University in 2011 and then deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Fire Support Officer in 2012 with the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). He commanded a basic training company at Fort Jackson in 2016 then deployed to Afghanistan again in 2020 with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as Joint Terminal Attack Controller. He attained a master’s degree in Operational Studies from the Command and General Staff College in 2023 and he finished his military career as Leadership Instructor at Drexel University Army ROTC in Philadelphia, PA.
