NAME: RIDDLE, BENNY RAY
DOB: 1970
POB: ALABAMA, UNITED STATES
HAIR/EYES: BROWN/BLUE
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'10"/175
MARITIAL STATUS: SEPARATED
DEPENDENTS: MARY ELLEN RIDDLE, WIFE
BILLY RIDDLE, SON
ADDITIONAL CHILDRENS' NAMES/SEXES UNKNOWN
FAMILY:
PARENTS: UNKNOWN (FATHER DECEASED)
SIBLINGS: 9 SIBLINGS, NAMES/SEXES UNKNOWN
SECURITY CLEARANCE: TOP SECRET
SERVICE: UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
RANK: STAFF SERGEANT (E6)
CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES
CURRENT RESIDENCE: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZATION: SNIPER, ARMOURER
NOTES: YOUNGEST OF NINE CHILDREN. FORMER MARINE. EXTENSIVE MILITARY EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCED, COMPETENT SNIPER. ANTI-TERRORIST TRAINING. SEPARATED FROM WIFE, DEVOTED TO CHILDREN. INDEPENDENT, RELIABLE AND HONEST. PATIENT AND DEDICATED TO TEAM.
BIO:
Benny Ray Riddle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps right out of high school. Because he was from Alabama, he received his training at Parris Island. Upon the completion of training Riddle would be accepted into the elite Scout Snipers, where he became a skilled marksman, a member of Marine Force Reconnaissance, and expert in a variety of firearms. Riddle would eventually be promoted to Staff Sergeant.
While on a United Nations peacekeeping mission Staff Sergeant Riddle refused a direct order from a UN officer. He believed that as an American, he should not take a direct order from a foreign officer. The Marine Corps disagreed, and he would be court-martialed and discharged from the Marines. When Major Shepherd recruited him, he was employed teaching target shooting at a private shooting range.
Riddle is divorced and has three children. One of which is a son named Billy, who he likes to have "man-to-man talks" while they are fishing. Riddle was known for not being very talkative, and was sometimes teased by his teammates as being a little bit obsessive. For example, he doesn't use any scented, detergents, soaps or shampoo, on the theory that it might give away his position to the enemy.
Benny Ray is usually seen driving around in his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle. He also is a huge fan of country music. In the first-season finale, C.J. and Chance were wondering what they would miss if they bought it on the mission. Benny Ray said he would miss his kids, his ex-wife and Shania Twain. "Not more than the kids, but more than the ex-wife."
