Sergeant Ellis Hudson was honored at the Centennial-Chattahoochee game this past weekend by the Atlanta Falcons and the National Guard. Hudson has served in the Army Intelligence Division since 2001 and has been a part of the recruitment and retention program in Chattahoochee since 2008. After four tours between 2001 and 2007, Sergeant Hudson is home for good and hopes to help young people in the North Fulton area realize the great opportunity that the Army National Guard can provide them.
The question of what branch to join was simple for Hudson because the Army had the most to offer. “I chose the army because of how many different jobs they have. The other different service branches were sort of limited with the jobs they offered, and the army had the most variety to choose from.” Hudson chose the intelligence division for his job and had a rewarding career in that division.
He spent a lot of time overseas, one tour in 2001 to Afghanistan, and three tours to Iraq in 2003, 2005 and 2007. He was around combat, but not necessarily on the front lines.
“The (intelligence) job is very demanding. You have to think outside the box,” Hudson explained. “I was more of a person who worked in what’s kind of a war room, doing strategic planning, game-planning against terrorists, but I never engaged in combat.”
Intelligence is a demanding field, but it has its benefits. Communication to family members is often hard for soldiers, but getting easier, and for intelligence it’s never really an issue.
“Anytime we wanted to jump on the phone and call home it was available,” Hudson said. “The reason it was a little bit easier for us was because we had the intel so we were able to communicate better than other units located in different areas.”
Hudson is now working on finishing up his bachelor’s degree in business management at Post University. Post University is an online institution where Hudson has been taking classes for the past few years. He was able to take some classes online while he was serving in Iraq, and he plans on graduating in the next year. He loves where he is with recruiting, though, and he will continue to do that into the future.
“I think recruiting is one of the best jobs that you can do,” Hudson said. “All you do is just really tell your story and talk to younger men and women about serving the country. The benefits it provides, I think it’s an easy sell.”
Hudson’s story of success in serving his country and bettering his life is enough to sell any young person on the opportunity that they should take advantage of through the National Guard.
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