Larry Cook enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG) in 1991 as a Field Artilleryman (13B) and in 1999 reclassed as Unit Supply (92Y).
He became an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Soldier in 2001 and held positions as a Unit Supply Sergeant, Property Book NCO, and Battalion Supply Sergeant. He served with the 1/129th FA, 110Th Engineers, 135th Signal Company, and 311th BSB and retired in 2015 at the Rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC).
Larry completed all of his Military Leadership courses for his rank and also completed the Battle Staff NCO course.
He was the Supply Tech for Wentworth Military Academy and College (WMAC) from 2015 until they closed in 2017 and then spent a year working in the warehouse on Fort Leavenworth, before taking an operations manager position in the civilian sector.
Larry Graduated from the University of Arkansas Grantham with a BS in Business Management in 2017 and a MS in Performance Improvement in 2020.