At CPS Energy, we’re proud to have nearly 290 military Veterans among our workforce serving Military City USA’s customers and community! Ahead of Veterans Day, we’re kicking off a series of blogs spotlighting a handful of these Veterans. Today, we shine the light on Missy Dixon.
Missy was born and raised in San Antonio, or as it’s fondly called, Military City USA. She graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1990 and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Army Reserve, saying that it sounded interesting at the time.
Missy completed basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, and her Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Ft. Lee, Virginia, earning the title of ‘sharpshooter’ in weapons qualifications.
“I hit 35 out of 40 targets. I didn’t know I had it in me,” she said with a chuckle.
Not long after completing AIT, Missy went from being a Reservist to active-duty status in the U.S. Army to support Operation Desert Storm. She landed in Saudi Arabia on her 19th birthday.
“I graduated high school, went to basic training, AIT and war, all in less than a year. Totally unexpected!” she said.
Missy served in Saudi for 4 months, enduring the sizzling 117-degree days and the frigid 30-degree nights. Despite her sharpshooting skills, Missy’s primary role was to monitor the showering facilities and assist in the laundry facility.
Read the rest of this profile below.