Sons of Army Recruiter Prepare for Basic Training

Photo By Amber Osei | Joseph Brewer II poses with his father, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Brewer at the 11th Battalion Kansas City, Missouri Military entrance Processing (MEPS) Command. Joshua and Joseph grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma and graduated from Eisenhower High School. They currently reside in Harrison, Arkansas where their dad is stationed as a recruiter. Joshua and Joseph will soon leave for basic and further Airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia. HARRISON, Ark. – Sgt. 1st Class Joseph G. Brewer, recruiter for the Oklahoma City Battalion, assigned Harrison, Arkansas Station is a proud dad, as his sons Joshua Cole and Joseph Brewer II prepare for Army basic training. Although Sgt. 1st Class Brewer is currently serving in the U.S. Army as a recruiter, he says that he never coerced his boys to join. “They approached me with it,” said Brewer. “and now both of them are going Airborne with their infantry contracts!” The decision to join any branch of the military is never easy, but the support at home can be. Parents play a pivotal role in their child's decision to join. Joseph, 18 and Joshua, 20 graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and will go through training together. They are expected to leave for Fort Benning, Georgia in the near future.  

HARRISON, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

12.26.2018

Story by Amber Osei 

U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - Oklahoma City

HARRISON, Ark. – Sgt. 1st Class Joseph G. Brewer, recruiter for the Oklahoma City Battalion, assigned Harrison, Arkansas Station is a proud dad, as his sons Joshua Cole and Joseph Brewer II prepare for Army basic training.
Although Sgt. 1st Class Brewer is currently serving in the U.S. Army as a recruiter, he says that he never coerced his boys to join. “They approached me with it,” said Brewer. “and now both of them are going Airborne with their infantry contracts!”
The decision to join any branch of the military is never easy, but the support at home can be. Parents play a pivotal role in their child's decision to join.
Joseph, 18 and Joshua, 20 graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and will go through training together. They are expected to leave for Fort Benning, Georgia in the near future.

• Date Taken: 12.26.2018
• Date Posted: 12.27.2018 13:50
• Story ID: 305372
• Location: HARRISON, ARKANSAS, US