Chad Wilkey of CENTURY 21 Blue Marlin Pelican

Personal Profile

I was born and raised in Midwest Illinois. I joined the US Air Force in Feb of 1989 and was sent to Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. Shortly after, I was sent to Saudi Arabia to fight in Desert Storm/Shield. When I got back to South Carolina my wife and I started a family with the birth of my daughter, Brittan. We then packed up and moved across the country to Clovis, New Mexico for my new duty at Cannon AFB. After three years I was sent to Okinawa, Japan for a short stay and was reassigned to Eglin AFB in 1995. I have made several trips to the middle east and survived multiple rocket attacks. One of which garnered me a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in an attack in Baghdad in 2007. After 20 years and 10 months, my military career came to a close in Dec of 2009. Loving this area and the people I have met along the way, I decided to take root and call North West Florida my home. I got divorced, remarried, and began a new career. My wife, Jodie, got her real estate license in 2001 so I spent time learning the business from her. She is a lifelong resident of Niceville and graduated from Niceville High in 1989. I decided to become an agent in 2018 and continue serving the beautiful Emerald Coast as a trusted advisor. I am proud to be a retired military member as well as an agent that has lived in the area for over 25 years now. My wife is from here, our daughter lives here with our 3 grandchildren. Niceville and the surrounding communities are home to me, and I am dedicated to helping military and civilians alike buy and sell the homes of their dreams. I have attained the designation as a Military Relocation Professional (MRP). I dedicate myself to guiding clients to make the best financial decisions for the welfare of their families. I want to enrich the area with more happy families, whether it is for 2 years or 25+.