A 19-year-old is fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic as a combat medic. Here’s how the Army National Guard helped her get there. NationalGuard ad
Specialist Alex Splajt was torn between becoming a paramedic and serving in the military.
Growing up in Wailuku, Hawaii, Specialist Alex Splajt dreamed of becoming a paramedic. So when she decided to follow in her brother Noah's footsteps and join the Army National Guard, she assumed that dream would have to wait. As an Army National Guard Soldier, Splajt has had the opportunity to help her community in all sorts of ways, from assisting with toy and food drives around the holidays to aiding in hurricane preparation. But for Splajt, nothing has been more rewarding than getting to support her community's COVID-19 response — checking arriving passengers at the Maui airport for signs of infection, distributing the vaccines, and, thanks to her EMT training, even administering vaccinations.
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