First Sergeant Sandoval served in The United States Navy for five years of Active Duty from 1987-1992 and eight years as a Reservist from 1995-2004. He transferred to the United States Air Force Reserves from 2004-2015.  First Sergeant Sandoval was a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy and worked with the US Marines for eleven years during his Navy career.  First Sergeant Sandoval was a member of the Security Forces while serving with the US Air Force.  First Sergeant Sandoval did multiple deployments with the US Navy and the US Air Force. Redlands HS AFJROTC has been his new home for the past four years.