Britany A. Myers graduated June 14, 2014, from basic training at Fort Sill, Okla. During the nine weeks, she received training in drills, ceremonies, weapons use, map reading, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, field maneuvers and tactics, Army history core values and traditions. She graduated as an Honor Graduate and was promoted to PV2.

After completing basic, she went to Fort Meade, Md. During the nine weeks, she received training in the Multimedia Illustrator Course, learning skills in graphics, lettering, drawing and layout techniques, graphic techniques, in addition to theory and use of color. She graduated August 26, 2014.

Following AIT she attended Airborne School at Fort Benning, Ga. and graduated on Oct. 31, 2014. On April 1, 2015, PV2 Myers was promoted to Private First Class.

A 2008 graduate of North Rowan High School, Britany is the daughter of Belinda Crisco of Richfield and Christopher Myers of Salisbury; the sister of Cody and Andy Myers of Salisbury; the granddaughter of Danny and Margaret Crisco of Rockwell, Jeff and Jackie Crawford of Salisbury and Carolyn Sellers of Salisbury; and the great-granddaughter of Hazel Thomas of China Grove.