Spirit Spotlight: Chief Master Sgt. Sean Martin

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. --  Chief Master Sgt. Sean Martin is a Bayonne, N.J., native who has been in the Air Force for 23 years.

Unit: 931st Air Refueling Group

Air Force job: Command Chief/Group Superintendent 

Civilian job: Flight Test Boom Operator for The Boeing Company

Education: CCAF A.S - Aircrew Operation; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University B.S. - Professional Aeronautics, Minor Occupational Safety, Magna Cum Laude; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, M.S. - Aviation Management with Distinction

Favorite movie: Rudy

What I'm reading: "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne and "Hot, Flat and Crowded" by Thomas L. Friedman

What I'm listening to: Dave Mathews Band

Favorite sport/team: College football-Notre Dame University 

Easiest way to annoy me: Being self centered in your decision making

Favorite way to relax: On the beach!

People are usually surprised to learn that I: Grow and maintain bonsai trees

Most influential person in my life and why: My Scoutmaster, John Hughes. We didn't have much money growing up so he found me a campership donation to attend Boy Scout Camp when I was 11 and needed the help! Taught me to believe in the Boy Scout Law and Oath, not a bad foundation to start from.

If I won $1 million I would: Pay-off the house and my son's college education and make sure that I gave some of it to a group in need, I'm especially fond of Special Olympics and The Shriners


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Click here to read more about Chief Martin's "servant leadership" philosophy.

Click here to read a leadership Q&A with James Hunter recommended by Chief Martin.