Captain Michael Hamlin is the JROTC Senior Army Instructor at Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School. CPT Hamlin was born in Manhattan, New York on 1 July 1968.  He graduated from Hoke County High School in Raeford, North Carolina in June 1986.  Later, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University in  June 2011.  He then attended graduate school at Webster University in completing his degree in Human Resource Management and Leadership Management in June 2018.

CPT Hamlin joined the military in 1991. He completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He then served for three consecutive duty assignments: two in Germany and one in Alaska. CPT Hamlin was commissioned in November 2006 to 2nd Lieutenant at Fort Benning, GA where he held several leadership positions: Platoon Leader, Fire Direction Officer and Executive Officer. CPT Hamlin also served for three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. CPT Hamlin’s successful military career came to an end on 1 April 2015.