"Inspire until I expire." That's what you will hear him say on his Tic-Tok videos both in and out of the gym. Of course, it will be followed by "Let CENTCOM say 'AMEN!" Born Michael Barnes, Chaplain Col. Khallid Shabazz grew up in a devout Lutheran home in Alexandria, LA "I loved everything about the church," he says. "But there were no men." As a fatherless child without brothers or uncles, he ached for male role models. The only man who played a significant role in his young life was the family friend who molested him when he was 10. "That's when my story starts," he says. Filled with shame and self-loathing, Col. Shabazz nearly failed out of high school. He says he squeaked into Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins, TX. Still, I hadn't dealt with what happened to me," he recalls, and he spent his college years picking fights and drinking himself to sleep. He says it was only a matter of time before his reckless bullying led to that bullet in his back. #khaledshabaaz | #YouveGotMettle | #martschink | #muslim | #takingcareofsoldiers | #army #armychaplain | #Courage | #mindsetmatters | #servantleader | #blackcommunity I#HBCU| #blackmenoftiktok CH Shabazz Contact Information LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaplain-. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/khallid -shabazz-army The Mettle of Honor is sponsored by Acuity Benefit Consulting. Acuity Benefit Consulting contact information is as follows: Email: ray@acuitybenefitconsulting.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-hahn/. Wall Street Journal Article httos://www.wsj.com/articles/ chaplain.. Army's Highest Ranking Muslim Chaplain - His Calling Came After Years of Turmoil | By Sean Kimmons - Army News Service October 5, 2018 | https://www.army.mil/ article/211553/ | YouTube Channel episode: https://youtu.be/5xTu22apRW8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mettle-of-honor/message