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Education:
A.A.S. Oil & Gas Production -- Western Wyoming C.C.
Certificate Radiological Controls -- Portsmouth N.S.
Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Operator -- US Naval Nuclear P.T.U.
Nuclear Reactor Mechanical Operator -- US Naval Nuclear P.S.
Professional Experience:
US Navy (1997 to 2006)
MM1(SS) Leading Engineering Laboratory Technician
Military Service:
Army National Guard (Oct 1995 to Jan 1997)
US Navy – Submarines (Jan 1997 to Oct 2006)
Aaron Wostrel was born in Norfolk, Nebraska in 1978. He grew up on a small farm/ranch in the Norfolk area until 1991. In that year, he moved to Evanston, Wyoming and then later to Jamestown, Wyoming the following year. He attended High School in Green River, Wyoming.
Following graduation, Aaron Wostrel enlisted in the Nebraska National Guard and completed basic and advanced individual training at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1997, after meeting requirements for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion program, Aaron Wostrel performed a direct service transfer to the U.S. Navy where he completed the Naval Nuclear Power – Mechanical Operator School in Orlando, Florida. After completion, he was chosen for the Naval Engineering Laboratory School in Saratoga, New York which was completed in 1999.
Aaron Wostrel served on submarines for 7 years in various naval facilities world wide. In 2006, Aaron Wostrel was honorably discharged from active duty after a medical diagnosis, as a service disabled veteran.
After his military discharge, Aaron Wostrel, moved with his wife (Rebekah) and son (Austin) to Rock Springs, Wyoming, and has resided there since October 2006. He is currently a production logger for the natural gas and oil industry.
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Wyoming Issues
The level of child care adequacy in Wyoming is woefully inadequate. The private sector has not stepped in to ensure the safety, security, and development of our smallest citizens and therefore the responsibility defaults to the state and local governments. We as a state are failing our children by forcing numerous unlicensed facilities to provide the child care that our working parents need. Often, these well meaning, yet untrained facility staffs fail to provide adequate care due to overcrowding, lack of staff, or neglect resulting in situations that are not appropriate for children. We as a state can do better.
Workers’ Compensation is failing our workers. The workers’ compensation system currently in place is called a “no-fault” insurance for workers and employers alike. Instead, employers are granted immunity from negligent or willful safety violations. Our workers are then compensated with 66% of their salary/hourly incomes. If it is truly no-fault then we need to stop blaming our workers by forcing them into financial hardship due to employer endangerment. We need to increase compensation to 100% of lost wages and reimburse the workers for loss income potential or capacity. No worker wants to be injured, but when accidents do occur in the line of work; our workers’ compensation system should take care of the worker – not the employer.
The mineral extraction within Wyoming creates a strong economy and must be permitted to make use of available mineral resources. However, public land is for public use. Not every inch needs an oil well, gas well, or mine. Some areas need to be preserved for future use by later generations. We need areas set aside for hunting, four-wheeling, and even picturesque hiking areas. I support continued advancement of our mineral extraction industries, but the public includes more than just oil and gas companies.
These are the issues on which I feel need to be attended to immediately. While they in no way express all my political concerns, I feel that they are the most critical.
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