Prescott Farris, raised in an Army family, grew up at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and in Germany, Korea, New York and Virginia. In high school, he joined the Bruin Battalion JROTC program and went on to graduate as a Cadet Captain. An Eagle Scout as of January 2020, Farris is currently a student at the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC, working on a BA in international studies.