Current job title: Warren County correctional instructor for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College adult education and president of Kentucky Veterans Brigade.

Hometown: Morgantown.

Family: Wife PJ, a mental health therapist at Fort Knox Army Post, two sons, two daughters and two boxers.

The one thing no one knows about me is … I’ve been to many countries for work and pleasure. However, I was deported from one of them.

My dream job is … teaching. Oh, wait. I do that already.

My first job was … carpet installer sanitation engineer. I cleaned everything up after my father finished laying carpet.

The best advice I ever got was … “It’s never too late” (2010, from Robert Wilson Sr.). Following my father’s advice motivated me to complete college after 27 years in the Marines and Army. This allowed me to move on to teaching at Western Kentucky University and now SKYCTC.

My hero (and why) is … I have three.

1. God. He has guided me through the darkest times of war, internally as well as externally. He has never ceased to amaze me with his grace.

2. My father. He taught me to be self-supporting, strong in the face of adversity, honest to one’s self and others. His strength and tenacity allowed him to fight COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) years longer than expected.

3. My brother Larry W. Wilson. He has always been there to assist or advise whenever needed. Although he was the youngest, I was the wanderer and tended to stray from the path often. His strength and commitment to his family are beyond measure. He, too, has surpassed the medical expectation of life due to the cancer he is currently fighting.

These three men keep me grounded and focused on my family and faith.

If I could do it all over again, … I would have met PJ sooner so I could have loved her longer.

The part of my job I could do without is … most parts of this job are good. The people are great. I could do without the getting lost in the blue-gray maze called the Warren County Regional Jail on a daily basis.

The one thing I always carry with me is … I’ve had several items over the years. The main reason I don’t continue to carry them is I tend to lose everything I carry with me.

Best meal I ever had was … my mother’s stuffed peppers.

At the top of my bucket list is … driving with my wife in my 1968 Mercury Cougar around the perimeter border of our great United States.