Sergeant First Class Quick, Matthew M., is a native of Eads, Tennessee. He graduated Germantown High School in May 1997. In 2007, he enlisted in the United States Army and completed Basic Training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky as a Cavalry Scout and was assigned to 3^rd Brigade, 1-33 Cavalry Regiment in Fort Campbell, KY.  In April of 2009, he was assigned to 194th Armored Brigade in Fort Knox, Kentucky and served as an instructor aide for 5-15 Cavalry Regiment training AIT Soldiers. In July of 2010, SFC Quick was assigned to 5-1 CAV in Fort Wainwright, Alaska where he served as a Team Leader and Section Leader in a Stryker Brigade. In December of 2013, SFC Quick was then assigned to 4-4 CAV, which reflagged as 1-4 CAV in Fort Riley, KS. He served as Section Leader in an Armored Brigade with an emphasis on Bradley’s, HMMWV’s, light-wheeled gunnery, FTX and as an Operations NCO. He was then assigned to 5-7 Cavalry regiment, Fort Stewart, GA in September of 2015 where he served as a Section Leader. SFC Quick is currently serving as a Train, Advise, and Assist NCO, and the Brigade Small Unmanned Air System Master Trainer for the 1^st Security Force Assistance Brigade in Ft Benning, Georgia. He then served as an Instructor at the Military advisor Training Academy on the SERE and FTX Teams, performed his Platoon Sergeant Time in 1-16 CAV as the DSTE Support Platoon Sergeant for Scout Leaders Course, Branch Chief under 1-29 Infantry Battalion for the Small Unmanned Air System Master Trainer Course in FT. Benning GA, 1SG for Echo Company 1-29 managing HHC and five programs of instruction. And is currently serving as the NCOIC for the MSI team at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA.

SFC Quick’s Operational Deployments include one Iraq deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, one Afghanistan deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, one Afghanistan deployment in Support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, one deployment to Kuwait and Oman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Spartan Shield), and one deployment to Germany, Hungary, and Poland.

His Military education includes the Warrior Leaders Course, Evasion and Conduct After Capture Course, Advanced Leaders Course,  Instructor Training Course, Raven Operator Course, PUMA Operator Course, Instant Eye Operator Course, SUAS Master Trainer Course, SRR Operator Course, MRR Operator Course, SBS Operator Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Prehospital Trauma Life Support Course, Security Force Assistance Advisor Course, Hazmat Familiarization and Safety Course, Unit Prevention Leader Course, SHARP Certification Course, Sling Load Inspector Certification Course, Scout Leader Course, Cavalry Leaders Course, Airborne School, Common Faculty Development Instructor Course, and Common Faculty Development Developers Course.

His Awards and Decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation medal (6th award), Army Commendation Medal-Combat (ARCOM-C), Army Achievement Medal (4th award), Army Good Conduct Medal (5th award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (third award), the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, (3^rd Award), Combat Action Badge.