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CONKLIN, N.Y. - If you are looking to avoid either losing your athletic body after college, or growing roots as a desk potato, consider becoming a warrior athlete for the New York Army National Guard.
Today, the Army needs more college graduates than ever to outwit and outrun the opposition. While not all civilian jobs available will make use of your education, the New York Army National Guard will.
Computer geeks please apply, we can make a warrior athlete out of you. Stop by the New York Army National Guard table at the Conklin Town Fair on Thursday, July 16 or on Saturday, July 18. A rock climbing wall will be available, with Soldiers and recruiters to answer your questions.
Reporters looking for a different angle on their fair coverage are invited to stop by the Army National Guard recruiting display at the fair to check out the rock wall and also talk to the Guard recruiters.
For inquiries, please contact Sgt. 1st Class Perry at (607) 624-7094.
WHO: New York Army National Guard Recruiters and Fair goers.
WHAT: Conklin Town Fair.
WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 2015, and Saturday, July 18, 2015.
WHERE: Conklin Town Fair, 942 Conklin Road, Conklin, New York 13748.
BACKGROUND:
The New York Army National Guard, with a membership close to 10,500 soldiers, is currently at 100 percent strength. National Guard recruiters, though, are continually seeking new Soldiers to fill job and education opportunities available in units across the state.
An Army National Guard recruiting team at the fair is manning a mobile recruiting station at which visitors can find out about part-time jobs available with the Army National Guard. They can learn more about what 10,000 members of the New York Army National Guard do, and consider if they have an interest in joining that team.
Recruiters and Army National Guard soldiers will be prepared to discuss benefits of National Guard membership. This may include money for further education, specialized skills training and additional income.
The New York Army National Guard has units located all across the state. National Guard Soldiers can expect to serve at least one weekend a month, and a couple of weeks during the year, once they complete basic and advanced training. Other training opportunities require a greater time commitment.
Members of the Army National Guard have both a national and state function. Soldiers train as infantrymen, truck drivers, artillerymen, signal specialists, medics and supply clerks, or in other skills. This is in preparation for deployment overseas into combat zones or for other federal missions. National Guard Soldiers also put those military skills to work here in New York State when responding to state emergency missions.
Members of the media are invited to drop by the National Guard recruiting station as part of their coverage.
Throughout the summer months New York Army National Guard recruiters will be manning booths at town and county fairs to let the public and potential Soldiers know more about the opportunities available with the force.
| Date Taken: | 07.15.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.15.2015 12:13 |
| Story ID: | 170085 |
| Location: | CONKLIN, NEW YORK, US |
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