SFC Steve Blevins, USA (Ret)

SFC Steve Blevins serves as the Alpha Company TAC at Hargrave Military Academy. A proud retired U.S. Army Soldier, he served more than 20 years on active duty as a Tank Driver, Tank Loader, Tank Gunner, Tank Commander, and Section Leader, as well as a Recruiter, Recruiting Station Commander, and Recruiting Training NCO. He deployed to Iraq for 12 months as a Tank Commander during the initial invasion in Operation Iraqi Freedom I.

After his deployment, SFC Blevins transferred to the Army Recruiting Command, serving as a detailed Recruiter and later as a Station Commander in Wisconsin. As a detailed recruiter with the Milwaukee Recruiting Battalion, he was named Top New Recruiter and Top Regular Army Recruiter back to back, which led to his selection for the Commanding General’s advisory council, known as Recruiting’s “Heavy Hitters.” As a Station Commander, he prepared future Soldiers for the military lifestyle by providing direction, purpose, and motivation. He finished his recruiting tour in Arkansas and retired from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

SFC Blevins holds three associate degrees, in General Studies, Emergency Management, and Criminal Justice, and has completed multiple levels of military training: Basic, Advanced, Senior, Recruiting, and Recruiting Trainer.

He has been married to his wife for 20 years, and together they have seven children, their own “Brady Bunch,” along with six grandchildren (four boys and two girls). He enjoys anything with a motor, loves cars, and collects 1980s toys. His favorite Hargrave traditions are Eye of the Tiger and everything Camden Rifle.