David was commissioned as a U.S. Army officer in 2008 after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He has served for the past nine years as an aviation officer and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot in various units throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. He has served in numerous capacities throughout the Army: training and managing an aviation maintenance company; coordinating logistics for an organization with more than 3,800 personnel as well as 186 aircraft; and, most recently, instructing mid-grade captains on aviation operations and leadership. Additionally, as a company commander, David led a German-based organization specializing in aviation administration operations and was responsible for 110 personnel in 11 different departments.