Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge injured on day one of National Guard training

On the first day of a six week military training in Georgia, Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge has injured himself — posting a picture on social media of a bloody gash on his shin.

“Day 1 of training in @FortBenning. Only allowed [to] leave the room today for #COVID19 testing, then return to quarantine while awaiting results,” Ainge posted on Twitter. “Instead, I stepped into a 2ft hole encased with jagged PVC. Genius. Welcome to the @USArmy !”

Day 1 of training in @FortBenning. Only allowed leave the room today for #COVID19 testing, then return to quarantine while awaiting results. Instead, I stepped into a 2ft hole encased with jagged PVC.
Genius. 🤦‍♂️

Welcome to the @USArmy! pic.twitter.com/M2pxuuw1MU

— Tanner Ainge (@TannerAinge) August 10, 2020

In May, the 36-year-old attorney was sworn in to the Utah National Guard as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps or JAG — to represent the Army and soldiers in military legal matters. Ainge will participate in the training at Fort Benning, Ga., from Aug. 9 to Sept. 18.

While in Georgia, he is continuing to serve as the commission’s chair, taking part in public meetings by phone or video teleconferencing.

Ainge has worked in private equity firms and was elected to the Utah County Commission in 2018, a year after he lost his bid to replace former U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz in a special election.

In July, he made national headlines when he clashed with commissioner Bill Lee, who drew around 150 supporters to a meeting to protest a face mask mandate in public schools to stem the spread of coronavirus.

The meeting was tense, specially when Ainge motioned to adjourn at the very beginning because too many Utahns were unmasked and ignoring social distancing guidelines in the commission’s small board room.

Ainge is also known for being the son of former NBA and Brigham Young University basketball player Danny Ainge, who is now the general manager of the NBA’s Boston Celtics.

from The Salt Lake Tribune https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/08/10/utah-county-commissioner/