Why I Serve: Pick Your Adventure
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. James B. Grooms, civil affairs noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 360th Civil Affairs brigade, poses for a photo at a range in Hopkins, South Carolina on Nov. 1, 2024. Grooms has served in the Army for over 14 years, and joined the USAR after leaving active duty. He utilized the Army's tuition assistance program to get his bachelor's degree in data science from the College of Charleston in 2023.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Danielle Sturgill)