Wyoming woman overcomes struggles to become a face of the Navy

Wyoming woman overcomes struggles to become a face of the Navy
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2012
By Angie Jackson


WYOMING, MI -- A few years ago, Seaman Brittany VanWyck never dreamed she’d be in the military. Now, she’s one of the new faces of the Navy.

VanWyck was selected for a poster featured on the U.S. naval assault craft unit at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. There's a chance the poster will also appear nationwide.

The 25-year-old Wyoming native and Godwin High School graduate was chosen based on her work ethic as an engineer on Assault Craft Unit 5, but she actually signed up for the Navy on a whim.

VanWyck was in a bad place. A sexual assault the summer before her senior year put two men behind bars, but left her defeated. She dropped out of Ferris State University after her freshman year and returned home, where she bounced between part-time jobs and hung around with the wrong crowd.
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