If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? I initially was enlisted with the Illinois Army National Guard in order to both continue my family tradition and also earn money and tuition assistance for college. I later did ROTC, then the
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? Honestly I didn’t even put much consideration. I was contacted by a Marine Corps recruiter and it seemed like a good opportunity to better myself. How did you imagine military life before you
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? I joined up so fast my head was spinning. I wasn’t ready for college and didn’t have the money or the desire to go at the time and no job. It was going
Can you describe a funny moment from boot camp? My high school buddy Rudy Tessnow and I pulled up to boot camp in a commercial bus. The boot camp Cadre with their shiny black boots and menacing looks jumped aboard the bus and began yelling loudly at us all with no regard for the civilian
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? For myself I enlisted into the Marine Corp to get a change and some type of direction in my life at that time. I chose the Marines because my dad fought in World
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? I used the military to get away from my home town and see other places. When I enlisted I was between jobs looking work. The decline of the tire factories in my home
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? I always wanted to travel and see the world. I was always interested in joining the military because they would provide the opportunity to be stationed abroad. Of all the branches I chose
If you enlisted, what were some of the reasons that you joined the military? How did you choose your branch of service? I grew up in a small town and my parents couldn’t pay for college nor did they have the knowledge or understanding of scholarships since I was the first in the family to
FORT IRWIN, CA – On September 28th, 2021, Applied Training Solutions (ATS) planned, designed, and supported an exercise at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Irwin to train their core capabilities, which facilitated the testing of their three primary training objectives. The purpose of the exercise was to test the installations threat notification and mitigation activities as
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM – On September 22nd, 2021, Applied Training Solutions (ATS) successfully designed and supported a critical training exercise for the U.S. Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. ATS facilitated the exercise as part of the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Military Installation Exercise Program. The exercise encompassed a
