Rusty served in the United States Army as a Senior Special Forces Communication Sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group. Whitt was a member of the U.S. Army from Aug. 2003-Jan. 2009 where during that time he deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) V and VI.
Whitt developed and initiated a comprehensive pre-deployment conditioning program for his Special Forces Team prior to and during OIF V and VI. He received a combat infantry badge, two Iraqi campaign medals and an Army commendation medal with valor.
Prior to joining the military, Whitt was the head strength and conditioning coach at Sam Houston State University where he served as an instructor in the kinesiology department and assisted in the design of a new weight facility. He began his tenure at Sam Houston State in December 1998.
Whitt began his strength and conditioning career with graduate assistantships at Midwestern State University (Aug. 1995-June 1996) and the University of Texas (June 1996-May 1997). He performed an internship in the strength and conditioning department at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (May-Sept. 1997).
Whitt earned his bachelor’s degree in police science and administration from Abilene Christian University in 1994 and his master’s degree in kinesiology from Texas in 1997. He is currently Head Strength Coach with Troy University, Troy, Alabama. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Rusty has also served on the staffs at Rice, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas Tech, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Sam Houston State University.
