Jose A. Muñiz

Born Jose A. Muniz Robles on December 15, 1976 in Mayaguez western of Puerto Rico. He attended Vocational School at Dr. Pedro Perea de Fajardo and graduated in May 1994. Enlisted for the Army Reserve in 1994 and went for Military Training to the following places: Fort Sill, Lackland A.F.B., Fort Jackson and Fort Lee.

In 2000 joined the Regular Army and was assigned to Fort Lee, VA and his deployments while in station included National Training Center in California, Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany, Fort Drum in New York, The Pentagon in Washington D.C. (9-11 Attacks), Fort A.P. Hill Virginia (National Boy Scout Jamboree), Camp Wolf and Camp Doha in Kuwait (OEF/OIF).

In 2003 change duty to Oahu in Hawaii where I was assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) located at Hickam AFB. While in JPAC I have the opportunity to travel to the following places: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.

In 2007 I finished my Active Duty Tour and joined the Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) where he was assigned to the Headquarters Detachment as a Human Resource Specialist (42A20) for the G-6 Deputy Chief of Staff Information Management (DCSIM). During my tour I was assigned as the clerk for my section. I deployed twice; once to the Island of Kauai for a Joint Task Force Exercise Makani Pahili and for a Joint Incident Site Communication Capability Exercise in Reno, Nevada.

In 2008 I enrolled in the Gros Bonnet Culinary Academy in Honolulu, HI with a major of Culinary Arts – Classical Cuisine and graduated in 2009. During this year I also joined the Individual Ready Reserve Program (IRR).

In summary, my passions in life has always been helping others and businesses. That’s why my life has taken so many paths from: electrician, mechanic, business owner, bartender, security officer, nursing student, Red Cross volunteer, cook and military to include many more.

My favorite hobbies are cooking, traveling, taking pictures of people, listening to music, lifting weights, horse back riding, shooting guns, movies and boxing.