Lauren Friedrick

 is a contestant from Survivor: Phu Quoc- Guerrillas.

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Name (Age): Lauren Friedrick (30)

Current Residence: San Leandro, California

Occupation: Naval Warrant Officer

Claim To Fame: Being an atypical Military Wife. I love my Husband, and I love him more for being able to let me have my career that I love. It’s pretty rare to find a man who’s willing to be the dependent in a relationship, but he is, and I’m happy and I love him.

Hobbies: I really like curling up with a good book. I’m not a big TV girl honestly. I like having quiet moments in my day.

Pet Peeves: My Job is a bit confusing to people outside of the Military sphere, I get a little tired of explaining what my rank means to civies.

What does being on the Military Tribe mean to you? It’s hard to say, considering we’re actually a very diverse group. None of us are from the same branch, we don’t have any common rank structure and some of us haven’t even been overseas in years. I suppose something we all share is our resolve to follow structure. We’ll probably be more willingly organized than the other tribes.

Survivor Contestant You are most like: Sarah Lucina, I’m not here to play good girl I’m here to win Survivor, bottom line. I’ll come in playing loyal and forging bonds, but I’d much rather flip the script then have my loyalty send me home.

Reason For Being on Survivor: I love the show, plain and simple. It’s one of the few things that I actually watch on TV and I like the competitive spirit of the game, I’m intrigued by the idea of matching brains and brawn simultaneously to win.

Why do you think you with “survive” Survivor: I’ve been deployed, I know how to ration food and survive. I’ve slept in dirt, I’ve gone without eating, I’ve been on the ground getting shot at, just as much as I’ve been on ships. I’m a survivor in the real world, I can survive here.

What will make you the Sole Survivor: I’m capable of playing both sides of the hero/villain coin, and I’m willing to slit throats if I need to, but I recognize cutting ties like Michael Myers cuts teenagers is not a winning strategy. What makes me different is my ability to impartially judge a situation, and get the best results.