This week’s Up Close features Senior Master Sgt. Justin Erwin, 94th Airlift Wing religious affairs superintendent. Up Close is a series spotlighting individuals around Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
Where are you from?
Belleville, IL
Why did you join?
I worked with a lot of veterans when I was younger in my hometown at Sears department store and they encouraged me to join. I also did not want to go to college at that point in my life, so the military route worked for me.
What do you do on the civilian side?
I’m a civil engineer at Air Force Reserve Command.
Favorite Air Force Experience?
My experience with the Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship. It was a summer program for chaplains in seminary. I was the superintendent for the program for several years. It was a good opportunity to mentor and mold the future of the Air Force.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy hiking and outdoor activities
Personal/professional goals?
I plan to finish my Masters in Business Administration and tack on Chief Master Sergeant.
Best Advice Ever Received?
Find a mentor.
Something Nobody Knows About You?
I attend each Olympic games. My friends and I went to Korea, Brazil, and we are on the way to Japan for the next games.