{"id":7312,"date":"2022-03-02T02:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T02:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/?p=7312"},"modified":"2022-04-28T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:53:32","slug":"behind-the-uniform-spc-patrick-wesley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2022\/03\/02\/behind-the-uniform-spc-patrick-wesley\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Uniform: Spc. Patrick Wesley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-black-background-color has-background-dim-30 wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1780\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7310\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:54% 21%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"54% 21%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-1536x1068.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_1-2048x1424.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Spc. Patrick Wesley a health care specialist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spc. Patrick Wesley, a health care specialist in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, who has served about six years in the military.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you join the Maryland National Guard?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I joined the Maryland National Guard for a good experience, I wanted to be a medic. I wanted to be in a great atmosphere of people, I love people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does it feel to work in the community during this time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is something that I wanted to do since I\u2019ve joined the National Guard, I feel useful. I feel like I\u2019m actually doing something for the community. I know in the civilian world, I\u2019m an EMT. People can see what they\u2019re paying for when they see our government working for them and I am highly appreciative to be a part of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your favorite part about being a service member?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Seeing my mentors, people that I look up to and see how they will, no matter what, still take the time out of their busy schedule to make sure you\u2019re doing what you need to do to be a better soldier for yourself. I like that, I respect that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you doing to deal with stress?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I work out. My wife is very motivating, she is my support team, she\u2019s my best friend. Also, my puppy Sadie. Anytime I go home she\u2019s there, she\u2019s waiting for me. I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m under a whole lot of stress, because I don\u2019t really have anything to be stressful about.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the next thing for you after this mission is over?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to go back to my EMS job or if I am going to follow further activities. I am going to extend my military contract, still deciding on what I want to do. So looking into different military occupational specialties that I can go into to further my career in the military.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I joined the MDNG:<\/p><p>&#8220;I joined the Maryland National Guard for a good experience, I wanted to be a medic.&#8221;<\/p><cite>SAID WESLEY<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7309 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-1536x1119.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/03\/Wesley_2-2048x1492.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spc. 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