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Jordan was born on 24 May 1986, in Washington, D.C. to parents Joe and Gail. The child of two U.S. Soldiers, Jordan grew up with a more expanded worldview than many, moving six times during his childhood. Of note among these locations are Hawaii, Bavaria, and South Korea. Raised with two brothers on a Soldier’s pay, he was instilled with fiscal responsibility, a love of music, and a strong belief in philanthropy that focused on giving of one’s time, not simply money. This belief would become an ongoing theme throughout his life. | Jordan was born on 24 May 1986, in Washington, D.C. to parents Joe and Gail. The child of two U.S. Soldiers, Jordan grew up with a more expanded worldview than many, moving six times during his childhood. Of note among these locations are Hawaii, Bavaria, and South Korea. Raised with two brothers on a Soldier’s pay, he was instilled with fiscal responsibility, a love of music, and a strong belief in philanthropy that focused on giving of one’s time, not simply money. This belief would become an ongoing theme throughout his life. | ||
Jordan spent the majority of his high school years in southern Arizona, where he attended high school. During this time he fell in love with music, earning all but one of his elective credits in choir courses. Upon graduating, he attended Eastern Arizona College, majoring in music. However, after completing a year of study, he found himself feeling restless. Between the rigors of studying music taking much of the enjoyment out of the subject, and some | Jordan spent the majority of his high school years in southern Arizona, where he attended high school. During this time he fell in love with music, earning all but one of his elective credits in choir courses. Upon graduating, he attended Eastern Arizona College, majoring in music. However, after completing a year of study, he found himself feeling restless. Between the rigors of studying music taking much of the enjoyment out of the subject, and some issues in his personal life, he felt like he needed a new direction. | ||
==Military Service== | ==Military Service== | ||
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Shortly after taking the reins of the Citizens of Westarctica group, Jordan offered to assist the Grand Duke with the backlog of immigration requests. Grand Duke Travis accepted, and decided to make Jordan the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, adding him to the growing Royal Council. | Shortly after taking the reins of the Citizens of Westarctica group, Jordan offered to assist the Grand Duke with the backlog of immigration requests. Grand Duke Travis accepted, and decided to make Jordan the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration, adding him to the growing Royal Council. | ||
In April of 2018, Jordan proposed implementation of the [[Citizen Identification Number]]. This system of numbers would work much like a tax ID or Social Security Number, in the United States, allowing a unique seven digit code for each citizen. | In April of 2018, Jordan proposed implementation of the [[Citizen Identification Number]]. This system of numbers would work much like a tax ID or Social Security Number, in the United States, allowing a unique seven digit code for each citizen. Currently, the CIN is used only in tracking citizenship numbers, and in official Civilian Corps recordkeeping. | ||
Jordan officially relinquished his duties when elected to the post of Prime Minister, although he has stated he will assist with the | Jordan officially relinquished his duties when elected to the post of Prime Minister, although he has stated he will assist with the duties until his replacement is comfortable in the role. | ||
===Commissioner of the Civilian Corps=== | ===Commissioner of the Civilian Corps=== | ||
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On 13 July 2018, the Duke was given the additional title Marquis of Wilbanks in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of his achievements with the Civilian Corps. The title is named for [[Mount Wilbanks]] on the southern border of the Bear Peninsula. | On 13 July 2018, the Duke was given the additional title Marquis of Wilbanks in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of his achievements with the Civilian Corps. The title is named for [[Mount Wilbanks]] on the southern border of the Bear Peninsula. | ||
Jordan officially relinquished his duties when elected to the post of Prime Minister, although he has stated he will assist with the | Jordan officially relinquished his duties when elected to the post of Prime Minister, although he has stated he will assist with the duties until his replacement is comfortable in the role. | ||
===Candidate for Prime Minister=== | ===Candidate for Prime Minister=== | ||
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==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
Jordan currently works in the healthcare technologies field. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, volunteering, craft beer, and is an avid hockey fan. in | Jordan currently works in the healthcare technologies field, having spent the majority of his career in federal government service. On the side, he does consulting for Kickstarter campaigns and helping non-profit organizations handle trademarking processes. In 2016, he became an ordained minister. | ||
In his spare time he enjoys hiking, volunteering, craft beer, and is an avid hockey fan. He is also has an interest in studying both micronations and phaleristics (the study of orders, fraternities and award items), with a special interest in areas where the two overlap; he has a growing collection of items from this hobby. | |||
Jordan is a member of several organizations, including the National Parks Conservation Association, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is also currently a Canon in the [[Prince-Abbacy of Inselwald|Noble Chapter of the Grand Hunt]]. | |||
Since 2015, he has been dating Jessica Barton, a fellow Westarctica citizen. | |||
==Titles, Honors, and Awards== | ==Titles, Honors, and Awards== | ||