Boy among Titans

Rick Schad is also known throughout the Special Forces community by his adopted name: Rick Miller. He legally changed his name back to Schad in 1994. Schad graduated from Special Forces training in 1982. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group as a communications sergeant on ODA-553 and ODA-551. While serving in the 5th Group, Rick traveled to Sicily and Egypt. He transferred to the 7th Special Forces Group in 1986, first serving as a platoon sergeant then as the communications sergeant on ODA-786. His assignments with the 7th Group took him to Panama, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Belize. Rick became a Special Forces Instructor in 1989 and returned to the 7th Group in 1992 to assume the operations sergeant slot on ODA-743. In October 1993, Rick transferred to an ROTC assignment at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He left the Army in 1996 holding the rank of Sergeant First Class.Schad, Rick is the author of 'Boy among Titans', published 2007 under ISBN 9781931575669 and ISBN 1931575665.