{"id":331787,"date":"2024-12-13T13:54:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=331787"},"modified":"2024-12-13T20:58:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T20:58:24","slug":"navy-recruiter-pulls-student-from-wrecked-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=331787","title":{"rendered":"Navy Recruiter Pulls Student From Wrecked Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was listening to music as I drove to an appointment with a potential future sailor,\u201d FC1 Alex Weaver said. \u201cI looked up and in the rearview I saw something straight out of a movie, a car flipping through the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC1 immediately jumped into action, turning his car around and calling 911 as he made his way to the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a switch just turned on\u201d Weaver said. \u201cEverything we get taught, first aid, it all just clicked into place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weaver pulled up to a smoking car laying on its roof off highway 37 in Licking County, Ohio, where a 17-year-old student, from Licking High School, was stuck inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ran up and saw the kid trying to get out, so I ripped at the door and helped pry him out.\u201d Weaver said.<\/p>\n<p>After helping the kid out of the car FC1 started treating for shock and looking for injuries, skills he learned after completing the Navy\u2019s Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training while stationed aboard the USS Portland (LPD 27) where he was a member of the ship\u2019s Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team.<\/p>\n<p>Weaver said that Paramedics arrived very quickly and took over care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPetty Officer Weaver responded just like we would expect any Navy Sailor,\u201d Cmdr. Patrick Henken, Commanding Officer NTAG ORV said. \u201cWhen he saw a person in need, he was the first to rush to the scene and ensure that the individual was OK. He relied on the skills that he learned in the Navy and remained calm, cool, and collected. I am extremely proud of Petty Officer Weaver, and he showcased firsthand what the Navy\u2019s Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment mean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC1 Weaver continued his day, making it to his appointment a little later than expected, where he conducted a qualified interview for a hopeful Navy recruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI was listening to music as I drove to an appointment with a potential future sailor,\u201d FC1 Alex Weaver said. \u201cI looked up and in the rearview I saw something straight out of a movie, a car flipping through the air.\u201d FC1 immediately jumped into action, turning his car around and calling 911 as he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-331787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=331787"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331789,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331787\/revisions\/331789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=331787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=331787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=331787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}