lance futch , 26 , was shocked to discover that his ` informal meeting ' with a federal official to discuss jobs for veterans was actually with president barack obama .
` if i had known it was my commander-in-chief , i definitely would have been wearing my blues , ' said futch , referring to his national guard dress uniform .
futch works for utah solar energy company vivant solar and discussed with the president whether the field offered stable career paths for veterans .