Kendrick Fox of the Blood Tribe joined the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of 17 in the summer of 2000. He joined the Bold Eagle program and finished his Army Reserve QL2 Basic Training that same summer. In the fall of 2000 Kendrick Joined the Tommy Prince Program aimed at recruitment of Indigenous soldiers for the Canadian Armed Forces. He finished Top candidate of his class for the Regular Force Basic Training and went into QL3 Infantry Battle School at the Western Area Training Centre in Wainwright Alberta. He Graduated Top 3rd in his class. Kendrick was posted to the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Winnipeg Manitoba at the Kapyong Barracks. On his second day of being on base 9/11 struck the world and Kendrick made the cut along with 100+ soldiers of the second Battalion, to join the 3PPCLI Battle Group and were placed on 48 hours-notice to move. Kendrick served in Afghanistan from March 7th, 2001 to July 28th, 2001. Kendrick released from the Military on November 24th, 2003.