Sergeant Helfrich's objective is to provide our youth with the tools they need to become successful and enable them to realize their full potential. He believes that the curriculum set forth by the JROTC program provides students with the realistic training they need to make better decisions in life. Currently, Sergeant Helfrich has a Bachelors in Business/Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship and a Associates in Human/Social Sciences. Sergeant Helfrich had twenty-one years experience mentoring and counseling countless numbers of soldiers, both professional and personal, in addition to supervising and managing them.Before retiring, he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2003-April 2004 and  earned a  Bachelor's Degree in Business Sciences from the University of Phoenix. Sergeant retired as an Army Sergeant First Class after 21 years of service. During his term in service he was a wheel and track vehicle mechanic.