Veteran Talks About His W4W Experience: “They have my back”

By Benjamin Horvath
Inside Towers Special Correspondent

For thousands of veterans, the transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge. Simple things the average person experiences on a daily basis—going to work, paying bills, visiting with friends and family—are sometimes quite foreign for a transitioning veteran, whose average day consists of a well-regimented schedule in a highly-controlled environment.

Warriors 4 Wireless does its best to alleviate the difficulty veterans face during this time, and Kyle Frasier, who served in the Marine Corps shared his experience and talked about the devotion W4W showed to him.

“They always have my back,” Frasier said. “They never let me down, and I would recommend it to any veteran.”

Frasier served eight years in the Marine Corps—two of which involved combat. During his time in the military Frasier was stationed overseas, which included tours of Iraq, Japan and Germany.

Despite having no experience or knowledge of the wireless industry, after leaving the military Frasier applied for the Warriors 4 Wireless training program. He said he came across an ad for the organization on a jobs website, and his decision to apply was a relatively easy one after talking with W4W’s lead recruiter, Tara Dunne.

“She said ‘are you afraid of heights?’ I said ‘no,’ she said ‘do you like money?’ I said ‘yes,” Frasier recounted. “She said ‘do you need money?’ I said ‘yes.”

Finding the training program was extremely fortunate for Frasier, who said he was “struggling” during the transition out of military life. Financial problems and difficulties with V.A. benefits created a stressful situation for Frasier.

“There was a lot of stress—I had bills to pay, and I needed to find a job,” Fraiser said.

The most difficult part of the training program, he said, was learning to trust his climbing equipment, a hurdle many first-time climbers must jump when they begin training.

“Just climbing up the tower, that’s just the first part of the process,” Frasier said. “The toughest part for me was learning how to do the work and move around while you’re up there while trusting your equipment.”

For new trainees, Frasier offered the following piece of advice—“be safe and take your time.”

After completing training, Frasier found employment with Mercury Communications, a St. Louis-based telecom company who specializes in cable and tower installations.