WEB OFFSET REPORT -- Back to the Future

Military Man

Even so, Basore's printing career began in an unlikely place—the military. "I spent four years in the U.S. Air Force. I was a jet fighter mechanic. I rose to the level of jet fighter plan crew chief," reveals Basore, who joined the Air Force right out of high school. His stint in the military instilled values that would guide him throughout the rest of his professional life.