SSG Rachel Baufield 
On-Campus Recruiter 
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SSG Rachel Baufield is originally from Lino Lakes, MN. She enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard in September 2014 as MOS 25L (Cable Support Systems Installer). Upon returning home to Minnesota from training, she had the opportunity to join the Minnesota National Guard for the annual Norwegian Exchange, where she learned how the Norwegian Army trains in the field and explored their country and culture. 

After a year, she decided to start college and transferred interstate to the Pennsylvania Guard to attend Shippensburg University. She ultimately obtained her Bachelor's in Business. While in college, she reclassified her MOS to 25U (Signal Support Specialist).

 Post-graduation, she transferred interstate to the Connecticut National Guard and obtained ADOS orders in the IT Department at the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) in Groton, CT. She used military benefits to earn IT Certifications such as Security+ and A+, which enabled her to obtain MOS 25B (Information Technology Specialist). 

Transitioned into Active Guard Reserve (AGR) within a year and worked at the 1109th TASMG as AGR for 4 years. After meeting her now significant other and having children, she transferred back to her home state, Minnesota, to be closer to family and got an AGR job in recruiting. 

SSG Rachel Baufield resides in Columbia Heights, MN with her significant other Ryan, and their 2 children.