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Mr. Morris was born and raised in Long Island, NY. He joined the Navy in 1992, and served as a Hospital Corpsman. His first assignment was with Marine Air Group 39 stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA. During this time, he completed several deployments to the Asian theater and earned several Navy Enlisted Classification Codes, identifying him with special skill sets. During this time, he advanced to E-6, Hospital Corpsman, Petty Officer First Class. In 2003, he was selected for the Seaman to Admiral program, where he completed his Bachelor’s Degree at the Citadel, in South Carolina and earned his commission as an Ensign in the Navy in May 2005. He subsequently earned a Master’s Degree in Public Service Management from Cumberland University; and a second Master’s Degree at the University of Maryland in National Security Policy Studies. As a naval officer, he served in various leadership positions involving anti-submarine warfare, weapons and fire control; and as Officer of the Deck and Engineering Officer of the Watch on USS Carney (DDG-64). He also deployed several times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Upon completion of his sea tour, Brian transferred to the United States Naval Academy where he served as a Seamanship and Navigation instructor, a Physical Education Instructor and as a curator at the United States Naval Academy Museum. During his 21-year career, he earned numerous personal and unit awards. He married Racheal Schemenauer in 2004 and has two sons: Thomas, 17 and Daniel 14. He currently resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.