MSG Ronnie Lary is a  Senior Military Instructor (SMI) at UNI since January 11th, 2010. MSG Lary is from Henderson, Texas and has spent 23 years in the Army. MSG Lary joined the army three years after high school in 1986 as a tank turret mechanic and reclassed to a combat engineer 2 years later and has served as a combat engineer since. MSG Lary’s career has taken him around the world and across the United States. MSG Lary has spent time in Germany, Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri, South Korea, Ft Irwin, California, Ft Hood, Texas, and now Iowa. MSG Lary has served as a drill sergeant, served in Operation Desert Shield/Storm, and recently served 15 months for OIF as a First Sergeant. MSG Lary has served in the active duty army for 23 years.