Just a little over a month after Travis Mills lost all four limbs to an improvised explosive device, the staff sergeant is making big plans for the future.

The 25-year-old father and husband is recovering from the severe injuries he sustained while serving in Afghanistan and refuses to look back, Fox News reports. Mills has already been fitted for one prosthetic leg, and while propped on a board, he was able to stand briefly at a 45-degree angle.

But standing up straight isn't the only major goal Mills has on his mind. He's also toying with a number of job prospects he would like to pursue.

“My life’s not over,” Mills told the news outlet. “It’s got a little more unique.”

He hopes to work as a motivational speaker, or perhaps, find a way to stay in the military and help instruct soldiers.

Mills is also getting help from some unexpected places.

To grant Mills the freedom to move around his house independently, and comfortably, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation have stepped forward to build Mills, and his family, a customized smart-home, Fox News reports. The house will come complete with oversized rooms and iPad-controlled countertops -- among other amenities.

“I’m just inspired to get better,” Mills said, “because I have things I want to do with my life.”

Feeling inspired? Learn how you can make a difference in Mills’ fight to recover here.

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  • Quadruple Amputee Soldier Stands

    Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, 25, <a href="http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/05/30/update-quadruple-amputee-staff-sgt-travis-mills-recovering-from-ied-blast-in-afghanistan-in-us-describes-how-much-he-misses-his-teammates/" target="_hplink">lost all four limbs to an Improvised Explosive Device while serving in Afghanistan</a>, but he hasn't lost his resolve to move forward, Fox News reports.

  • Quadruple Amputee Soldier Stands

    Mills said he's eager to get fitted for prosthetics and that his wife and 8-month-old daughter are what <a href="http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/05/30/update-quadruple-amputee-staff-sgt-travis-mills-recovering-from-ied-blast-in-afghanistan-in-us-describes-how-much-he-misses-his-teammates/" target="_hplink">inspire him to keep going. </a>

  • Quadruple Amputee Soldier Stands

    To grant Mills independence to move freely in his house, two organizations have stepped in to build his family a smart-home, complete with oversized rooms and iPad-controlled countertops, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/travis-mills-quadruple-amputee_n_1434072.html" target="_hplink">according to Fox News. </a>

  • Quadruple Amputee Soldier Stands

    "My life's not over," Mills told Fox News. "It's got a little more unique."

  • Quadruple Amputee Soldier Stands

    Mills told Fox News that he hopes to work as a motivational speaker or work in the military as an instructor for soldiers.