| I joined the military my senior year in high school, as I really had no clue what else I was going to do. Besides, it was up to me to carry on family tradition. My grandmother was in the Women's Army Corps, and my mother was a Polish Interrogator in the Army as well. My younger brother, also recently graduated from his Army AIT, he's in the reserves. Here is my timeline. January 2001- Joined the North Dakota Army National Guard - Unit- 129th Mobile Public Affairs, Bismarck, ND January 2002- Went to basic training at Ft Jackson, South Carolina March 2002- Went to AIT for broadcast journalism at Ft Meade, Maryland October 2002- Went to Ft Lautaro, Chile for 3 weeks as a public affairs representative for a joint U.N. peacekeeping mission March 2003- Mobilized in support of Operation Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom- spent 3 months at Ft Riley, Kansas January 2004- Spent a week as a public affairs representative in Ft Carson, Colorado March 2004- Switched over to the North Dakota Air National Guard - 119th Fighter Wing/Services Information Manager, Fargo, ND September 2004- Went to tech school at Keesler AFB for 2 months |
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