Manifesto Radio Ep21 - Guest: Hector Bravo

Hector Bravo served in the United States Army as an Infantryman. He deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom II in 2004. He conducted combat operations consisting of raids, capturing high-value targets, and direct contact with enemy forces. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he joined the California Department of Corrections with over sixteen years of experience. Joining the Department at twenty-two years of age in 2006, his first assignment was a maximum and medium security institution. During his eight years as a Correctional Officer, he experienced numerous incidents ranging from riots, assaults on staff, and murders. Throughout his career, he has been involved in over 500 incidents applying many force options to quell the violence. In 2014 he was promoted to Correctional Sergeant, and in 2017 promoted to the rank of Correctional Lieutenant. He has served on the Tactical Response Team as a certified Tactical Operator and Hostage Negotiator. He would later become the Tactical Commander. He applies leadership lessons acquired during his time in the Army. He believes a successful leader must focus on mission success and troop welfare to get the job done and build future leaders. He has a strong sense of morals, values, and honor and lives by a code of ethics. He is passionate about mentoring others and believes he owes it to his brothers-in-arms killed in action to repay the favor of "showing the new kids the ropes.”