Tiger Woods War veteran who was mostly African American with traces of European descent. Earl's mother Maude Carter was light skinned. Some people suggested that she had Native American and Chinese ancestry. Tiger refers to his ethnic make-up as ""Cablinasian"" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian). Woods' first name—Eldrick—was coined by his mother because it began with "E" (for Earl) and ended with "K" (for Kultida). His middle name Tont is a traditional Thai name. He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger.
First Command Financial Planning transitioning from a C Corporation to an S Corporation and later, in 2002, become 100% employee owned. USPA&IRA launched a tax services program in 2001. USPA&IRA changed its name to First Command Financial Planning in 2001. The company explained that it changed its name because: We are sometimes confused with other companies that service the military and former military clientele and whose names also start with letters “US...”. There are several such companies, but none like us and we don’t want any confusion. In anticipation of an SEC ruling requiring that all firms whose primary business is financial planning must