Mayville TAG Center lifeguard, Keira Ewert, plans to take her lifeguarding experience to the next level after she graduates high school.
“I’ve always loved search and rescue, and I always knew I wanted to join the military,” Ewert said. Then she looked at each branch and saw that the Navy fit her wants the most.
Starting her plans early, she is currently a senior at Mayville High School, and has already enlisted to start boot camp for the Navy after she graduates high school. While in the Navy, she wants to be an aviation rescue swimmer.
Ewert described the job as, “It’s kind of like search and rescue or humanitarian relief. You’re normally in a helicopter and you would fly out to the ocean and assist people or transport people.”
The path forward is neatly laid out for her. First, she has to go to boot camp and take the PST, a physical test. If she passes, Ewert will be made eligible for the special operations jobs like aviation rescue swimmer.
Ewert commented, “It’ll be a tricky process, but I’m gonna try my best to work towards it.”
Only being a lifeguard for a couple of months, she already has gained valuable experience in water rescues.
Lifeguarding appealed to her because it involves rescuing people and is sort of related to being an aviation rescue swimmer. She also enjoys the perks of the TAG Center gym.
After she serves her five years she will decide if she wants to continue that path, or switch to a different way of helping people.
In addition to striving to be an aviation rescue swimmer, she also is interested in being a forest firefighter or anything related to the U.S. Forestry Service to help people. Ewert said she enjoys search and rescue jobs as well.
In her free time, she enjoys boxing, hiking, wilderness camping and dogs. She lives just outside of Mayville and has gone to the Mayville schools her whole life.
Comments
No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here