Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin committed to serving others

Before becoming a police officer, Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin enlisted in the U.S. Navy while still in high school.In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his dad and other family members who also joined the military.“My dad had been in the [U.S.] Air Force,” Bastin said. “I was born on an Air Force base. Growing up and hearing his stories, that was my one and only goal in life, to enlist in the military. Patriotism and service to my country was the only real dream I had.”Bastin grew up in Kentucky.“I was born in Michigan and we moved around a little bit because of the military, but from about the age of 6 until I was 17, I lived in Kentucky,” he said.He joined the Navy the day after he turned 17.“You can join when you are 17 for the delayed entry program if you have your parent’s signature,” Bastin said. “So your parents have to authorize it. My parents knew what I wanted to do, so they signed off on it. And then the day after I turned 17, I went with a recruiter to the mili