Photo By Senior Airman Eric Fisher | If your plans of having a safe ride fall through, contact AADD at 907-377-RIDE (7433)...... read more read more
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Whether you’re out on the town or at a party with friends, it’s always a good idea to have a designated driver; someone who won’t be drinking while you and your friends are.
The 354th Fighter Wing Airmen Against Drunk Driving and the Fort Wainwright Soldiers Against Drunk Driving combined their efforts to assist those who drink and shouldn’t drive.
If your designated driver starts to drink, it becomes a risk to get in a car with them if they choose to drive. What are your options now? AADD and SADD are a phone call away to help.
“DUIs are a common occurrence and the council has devoted as much time as we can to help eliminate those DUI numbers,” said Staff Sgt. Nathan Cyr, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels service center supervisor and the secretary of AADD. “The program aims to help those who had a plan that didn’t pan out at the end of the night with a free car ride back home.”
The merge between AADD and SADD is significant because it will help more Airmen and Soldiers arrive home safely.
“If an Airman is out drinking in Fox, Alaska, and needs a ride home, SADD volunteers are much closer to Fox and are able to get to that Airman faster than AADD volunteers can,” said Cyr. “This is significant because it reduces the amount of time the Airman has to decide to drink and drive. AADD will meet with SADD to pick-up the Airman in North Pole and bring the Airman home safely. This works the same way for a Solider who may be drinking in Salcha, Alaska.”
According to Airman 1st Class Joshua McCarthy, a 354th LRS fuels management and analysis journeyman, the merge has allowed for a total of seven saves.
“The merge and discussion happened January 3,” said McCarthy. “Because it’s still so new, we are hoping to get the SADD number out there more and make progress with the program.”
AADD and SADD are sustained by volunteers. Cyr said the biggest affect to those who volunteer is the transfer that may occur if a Soldier or Airman is picked up in Fox or Salcha; depending on where the person lives, the driver may simply bring them home.
“The reason for this is because Alaska sees some of the worst road conditions,” said Cyr. “Reducing our volunteers need to drive longer distances decreases the likelihood of accidents.”
AADD and SADD have the potential to save careers. DUIs can result in reduction of rank and the loss of driving privileges on base, but worst of all, driving drunk has the possibility of causing death.
“If AADD and SADD can reduce the amount of DUIs for military members, those members can report to work on time and alive,” said Cyr. “They can remain mission-focused, and as always for Eielson, stay ‘Ready to go at 50 below!’”
If your plans of having a safe ride fall through, contact AADD at 907-377-RIDE (7433) or SADD at 907-353-4145.
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 02.18.2017 00:54 |
| Story ID: | 223264 |
| Location: | AK, US |
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