{"id":561,"date":"2021-02-04T01:47:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veteranit.net\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T01:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T01:19:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/veteranit.net\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A US Navy Veteran Who Successfully Made The Transition into Information Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/veteranit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1622960523519.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-ttb-text-typing  align' id='ttbTextTyping-ca224408-2' data-attributes='{&quot;cId&quot;:&quot;ca224408-2&quot;,&quot;prefixText&quot;:&quot;I Am&quot;,&quot;typingContents&quot;:[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;a Linux System Administrator&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fa8c16&quot;},{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;a Sailor&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1890ff&quot;},{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;an IT Professional&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#df0067&quot;}],&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;solid&quot;,&quot;gradient&quot;:&quot;linear-gradient(135deg, #4527a4, #8344c5)&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:[],&quot;position&quot;:&quot;center center&quot;,&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;initial&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;no-repeat&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;overlayColor&quot;:&quot;#000000b3&quot;,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;background: #0000;&quot;},&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;vertical&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;horizontal&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;side&quot;:2,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;10px 15px&quot;},&quot;prefixTypo&quot;:{&quot;fontSize&quot;:16,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;font-size: 16px; line-height: 135%;&quot;,&quot;googleFontLink&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fontWeight&quot;:400,&quot;fontVariant&quot;:&quot;400&quot;},&quot;prefixColor&quot;:&quot;rgba(251, 251, 251, 1)&quot;,&quot;typingContentsTypo&quot;:{&quot;fontSize&quot;:18,&quot;fontWeight&quot;:400,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;font-size: 18px; line-height: 135%;&quot;,&quot;googleFontLink&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fontVariant&quot;:&quot;400&quot;},&quot;suffixTypo&quot;:{&quot;fontSize&quot;:22,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;font-size: 22px; line-height: 135%;&quot;,&quot;googleFontLink&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;suffixText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;typeSpeed&quot;:100,&quot;startDelay&quot;:500,&quot;backSpeed&quot;:75,&quot;backDelay&quot;:500,&quot;isShuffle&quot;:false,&quot;isFadeOut&quot;:false,&quot;fadeOutDelay&quot;:500,&quot;isLoop&quot;:true,&quot;loopCount&quot;:0,&quot;isCursor&quot;:true,&quot;cursorChar&quot;:&quot;|&quot;,&quot;textAlign&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;suffixColor&quot;:&quot;#333&quot;}'><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>US Navy Veteran with experience as an Administrator for both Red Hat Linux and Windows Operating Systems on US Government systems, servers, and networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States Navy taught me discipline, commitment to my career, and gave me pride in my work. 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