Joshua C. Pinkston

A Little More About Me and My Family

In the Spring of 2002, I met Christy Cline in an elevator at the BLS. We were married on May 1, 2004 in Merrickville, Ontario. Christy recently began working at the National Cancer Institute and will soon complete her MS in biostatistics.

Christy and I live in Alexandria, VA with our two dogs, Cocoa and Rufus. Cocoa, the senior mutt, is a tough but sweet Chow Chow mix. Rufus is a bright, mischevious Doberman/German Shepherd mix.

My time outside of work is filled mostly with hanging out with my wife, playing with our dogs, fixing up our house, working out, and training in martial arts. I've trained in traditional Japanese karate since my years at Auburn, and recently began training in jujitsu. I find the challenges of martial arts to be refreshing and a great source of stress relief.

Finally, our congratulations and best wishes go out to Midshipman Rachel Cline, Christy's youngest sister. Rachel enlisted in the Marines at 17 and graduated from boot camp in the summer of 2006 as the honor graduate of her platoon. After being promoted to Corporal, Rachel was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy and is now in her first year there. We hope the rest of Rachel's time in the military is as successful as it has been so far.