Utahns continue to volunteer for military service despite increased restrictions on recruiting and in-processing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recruiting officials in the Utah National Guard, April 29, 2020.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Pvt. Mason Schlick from Midvale, Utah, swears into the Utah National Guard with the Oath of Enlistment at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 21, 2020. “This whole situation makes things a little tough finding a civilian job or keeping a job for that matter,” said Schlick, who enlisted with the MOS of wheeled vehicle mechanic, assigned to the 214th Forward Support Company. “My main focus on joining was for my family,” Schlick said. “I’ve always had a passion for joining the Armed Forces.”


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