From McHenry High to Space Force: Sgt. David Gudgeon found calling in newest US military branch

David Gudgeon didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life back when he graduated from McHenry High School’s West Campus in 2013. He tried taking classes at Harper College in Palatine. But then a friend talked to him about enlisting in the Air Force. Today, Sgt. Gudgeon is on his third six-year reenlistment with the U.S. military, working towards a planned retirement once he hits 20 years in. “Harper was great, but the joke is I failed out of college and ended up here,” Gudgeon said. He also found himself back in class. His U.S. Air Force enlistment…