THE MASTER SERGEANT JIMMIE QUINTERO SCHOLARSHIP
(April 2024) The first Master Sergeant Jimmie Quintero Scholarship was presented to U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Pringle, marking a significant milestone in our organization's history. We extend our congratulations to Sgt. Pringle and wish him success in his academic endeavors, specifically in Aquatic Biology.
The 2025-2026 MSG JQ Scholarship opens February 1, 2025. There will be ONE award in the amount of $1,000.
THE *MSG JIMMIE QUINTERO ENDOWMENT FUNDS OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP THAT IS DONATED ANNUALLY TO HATS OFF FOR VETERANS BY U.S. ARMY MASTER SERGEANT (RETIRED) JIMMIE QUINTERO AND HIS WIFE, SHIN, IN THE GENEROUS AMOUNT OF $1,000.
* This higher education scholarship is for a veteran who has been accepted and registered at a college or university for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year and must be entering college as a freshman.
Jimmie Quintero was born and raised in mid-Manhattan. “I joined the U.S. Army on July 11, 1966, as a seventeen-year-old hooligan from New York City,” he quipped.
His first duty was to be a cook during the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Conflict, which is sometimes referred to as the Second Korean War.
His initial assignment was to cook in Ft. Hood, TX but he decided to apply to the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), which is the United States Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel and soon, his Army career took a whole new route.
His assignments were in tactical and strategic intelligence and included prisoner of war (POW) interrogations and intelligence analysis.
After 26 years, Jimmie retired as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army.
The 2025-2026 application opens on February 1, 2025.
"Shin and I are honored to pay it forward to help a Veteran to achieve their educational goals."