Hi Ilya, of course I remember you, and congrats on your being picked up by the Times.

I would be happy to be interviewed for this blog, however, as for being a 'military fencer', I would say that I was a fencer that was in the military, the other tag implies that I fenced for the military, which of course is something that the WCAP (World Class Athletes Program) is about.

You can also contact me at mmergens@hotmail.com