The Arizona National Guard has recently implemented a regulation that all Guard personnel must complete a motorcycle safety course in order to ride a motorcycle - regardless of status. This initiative is being lead by Max Hamlin, Dan Forseth and Ken Brockman of the Arizona National Guard.
The safety course consists of two phases: five hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of on-motorcycle instruction. The course is designed to give Arizona National Guard soldiers an introduction to the safe and responsible riding
“A lot of soldiers return from deployments like Iraq and Afghanistan and feel invincible. They have money saved up and many of them buy motorcycles." said Max Hamlin. This class is a way to get them to focus on safety.
Max Hamlin, Dan Forseth and Ken Brockman are members of the Bushmaster Riders. They are motorcycle riding organization made up primarily of military members from the Arizona National Guard. It was during a ride together that they realized there was a need to educate soldiers and get them into focused on safe and responsible riding.
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