Damian Knight

And that's the thing, man. I always tell people, you go back and check the transcripts, and they're not as pretty as they should have been. I had a mission. My mission was to get out of town, right? And so I went to my guidance counselor, my junior year of high school, and I was like, how do I get out of here? And they're like, well, if you want to... you could take night school, right?

And that's the thing, man. I always tell people, you go back and check the transcripts, and they're not as pretty as they should have been. I had a mission. My mission was to get out of town, right? And so I went to my guidance counselor, my junior year of high school, and I was like, how do I get out of here? And they're like, well, if you want to... you could take night school, right?

So I was going to school normal, like nine to four o'clock every day, whatever it was. And then I would go work. I had a job. I was working at Zaxby's. I was working there from about five to eight every day. And then I would leave there and go to the technical college in town and take school with adults that were trying to get their GEDs. And

So I was going to school normal, like nine to four o'clock every day, whatever it was. And then I would go work. I had a job. I was working at Zaxby's. I was working there from about five to eight every day. And then I would leave there and go to the technical college in town and take school with adults that were trying to get their GEDs. And

So I was going to school normal, like nine to four o'clock every day, whatever it was. And then I would go work. I had a job. I was working at Zaxby's. I was working there from about five to eight every day. And then I would leave there and go to the technical college in town and take school with adults that were trying to get their GEDs. And

I was taking like a couple extra English classes and math classes just to check the boxes. And I ended up graduating with like a 2.7 GPA, but I got out of there, man. And it was a super busy senior year. You know, everybody has these stories of their senior year, how wild and crazy it was, man. Mine was, I started grinding right away. I was trying to get out of town, man.

I was taking like a couple extra English classes and math classes just to check the boxes. And I ended up graduating with like a 2.7 GPA, but I got out of there, man. And it was a super busy senior year. You know, everybody has these stories of their senior year, how wild and crazy it was, man. Mine was, I started grinding right away. I was trying to get out of town, man.

I was taking like a couple extra English classes and math classes just to check the boxes. And I ended up graduating with like a 2.7 GPA, but I got out of there, man. And it was a super busy senior year. You know, everybody has these stories of their senior year, how wild and crazy it was, man. Mine was, I started grinding right away. I was trying to get out of town, man.

You know, if you go back, I don't think there was ever one catalyst. There was like multiple things that kind of led me into this path. And, you know, I got out of the Marine Corps, didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew how to shoot guns. Right. So I started working at these gun ranges and gun stores, just trying to make it make sense.

You know, if you go back, I don't think there was ever one catalyst. There was like multiple things that kind of led me into this path. And, you know, I got out of the Marine Corps, didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew how to shoot guns. Right. So I started working at these gun ranges and gun stores, just trying to make it make sense.

You know, if you go back, I don't think there was ever one catalyst. There was like multiple things that kind of led me into this path. And, you know, I got out of the Marine Corps, didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew how to shoot guns. Right. So I started working at these gun ranges and gun stores, just trying to make it make sense.

After about four or five months, I was like, man, I need to be back in the military in some capacity. So I joined the Florida Army National Guard to try to become a Green Beret actually. And I went through this thing called Special Forces Readiness Evaluation where I actually got selected through this process to be able to continue training there.

After about four or five months, I was like, man, I need to be back in the military in some capacity. So I joined the Florida Army National Guard to try to become a Green Beret actually. And I went through this thing called Special Forces Readiness Evaluation where I actually got selected through this process to be able to continue training there.

After about four or five months, I was like, man, I need to be back in the military in some capacity. So I joined the Florida Army National Guard to try to become a Green Beret actually. And I went through this thing called Special Forces Readiness Evaluation where I actually got selected through this process to be able to continue training there.

And then I started college kind of simultaneously, definitely bit off a little more than I could chew. It was great, man. I started playing rugby in college, doing all this stuff. I was in probably the best shape of my life trying to do all these things at one time. And then COVID happened.

And then I started college kind of simultaneously, definitely bit off a little more than I could chew. It was great, man. I started playing rugby in college, doing all this stuff. I was in probably the best shape of my life trying to do all these things at one time. And then COVID happened.

And then I started college kind of simultaneously, definitely bit off a little more than I could chew. It was great, man. I started playing rugby in college, doing all this stuff. I was in probably the best shape of my life trying to do all these things at one time. And then COVID happened.

When COVID happened, everything kind of slowly shut down in Florida more so than, you know, the pace it did the rest of the world. But I remember I was working at a gun store. I ended up meeting an athlete who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who's now actually one of my best friends.

When COVID happened, everything kind of slowly shut down in Florida more so than, you know, the pace it did the rest of the world. But I remember I was working at a gun store. I ended up meeting an athlete who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who's now actually one of my best friends.

When COVID happened, everything kind of slowly shut down in Florida more so than, you know, the pace it did the rest of the world. But I remember I was working at a gun store. I ended up meeting an athlete who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who's now actually one of my best friends.