Bass Players Get No Respect Until They Do (Brad Foss)

About this episode

Brad Foss shares his journey from a quiet kid in Wisconsin to joining the United States Army, discussing the realities of military training and his passion for music and technology.

Send us Fan Mail You can hear the exact moment a life changes when someone stops trying to force a plan and starts following the next right step. Brad Foss takes us from Janesville, Wisconsin, where he’s a quiet kid tinkering with early computers and falling in love with music, to a decision that shocks even him: joining the United States Army for a technical career. We talk through the unglamorous truth of Army basic training at Fort Jackson, the value of focused job training at Fort Gordon...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Krieger

Guest: Brad Foss

Topics covered

• military service
• personal growth
• music
• technology
• basic training

Keywords

• Brad Foss
• United States Army
• basic training
• Fort Jackson
• Fort Gordon
• music
• technology
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Army

Places: Janesville, Wisconsin, Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon

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