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Ask a boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and you’re unlikely to hear the response of “circus ringmaster.” And even if a youngster is intent on stepping into the center ring, most would not know how to get started on such a career path.

That path can be rather circuitous, as it was for Tyron Stucks McFarlan Jr., who grew up a “military brat” and enlisted in the Army National Guard at age 16. He completed advanced training while attending college, and graduated from the…