Girard E. Rickards

Girard E. Rickards was born at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 1961. Gerry enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1980. He served as a Russian Linguist during the Cold War and gained the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). He achieved the rank of Master Sergeant (MSG) while serving in the Air Force Reserve between 1986 and 1990. While serving, he received an associate’s degree in Interpreting and Translating from the USAF Air University and a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Penn State University Capitol College. In 1990, upon graduation from the Dickinson School of Law, he...