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Hello my name is Staff Sergeant James Dent, my MOS is a 91L (Construction Equipment Repairer), I am currently on recruiting duty and im starting to get the hang of it but its not too much of an easy task but of course I have to suck it up and drive on and complete the mission because that's what great NCO's do. I have been in the Army for 10 years now and loving every minute of it, I went to basic training in Ft. Jackson after completing basic I attended AIT at Ft....read more
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Assistant Station Commander, U.S. Army Career Center Jamaica
January 26, 2012
By: Sergeant First Class Eric Ramos
Hi, my name is SFC Ramos, and I am a proud Hispanic-American Soldier, proud to serve the U.S. Army. I am very excited to be a blogger on armystrongstories.com, and I am looking forward to blogging from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation event in May right here in New York City at St. John's University (ROTC) campus. See you then! If you'd like to talk to me in the meantime, find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArmyRecruiting11432
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Amman- This entry is focused on sharing information for other FAO still in their language training at DLI. I’ve been in Amman for almost two weeks and am close to finishing the embassy’s inprocessing. It’s similar to the Army’s in that your information has to be entered into several databases for tracking purposes and for expected services, but it’s not instant as some of the information has to go to the host nation for processing as well. The offices in...read more
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Well, I’ve had a few months to study the market in Northern California since leaving Minnesota. From the South end of the Sacramento Valley to the Southern third of Oregon and from the West Coast to the Nevada state line, one thing remains constant – mountains and trees; BIG trees. The people though, vary in personality and patriotism by county up here. I had been told – and even bought into the fact than one of counties, Humboldt is and will always...read more
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OPERATION ORDER 12-12 FOR: OFFICIAL VISIT OF LTG S. CLAUS
December 24, 2011
By: Sergeant First Class Mike Wiggins
Check out my Professional Army Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/WigginsUSA Merry Christmas to you & your family. OPERATION ORDER 12-12 FOR: OFFICIAL VISIT OF LTG S. CLAUS 1. An official staff visit by LTG Claus is expected at the Recruiting Battalion on 25 Dec. The following directive governs activities of all Army personnel during the visit. A: Not a creature will stir without permission. This includes the Master...read more
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Monterey-One of my habits I’ve acquired comes from the Army’s program to develop leadership. The most important pillar of the program is the self-development one does after some introspection and identifies one’s shortcomings. Because of this, I read Dale Carnegie’s, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” and Elbert Hubbard’s, “A Message to Garcia,” before every new assignment and reflect upon my application of their lessons. I...read more
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I remember growing up listening to my grandfather’s war stories and seeing the shinning medals on his wall in a case.He would tell, from what I thought, were wild & crazy, things that I couldn’t believe he had really experienced.I always thought my grandfather was a good story teller.As I became older I was asked to write a story of someone I thought was famous.Everyone in the class had written about Movie Stars, Singers or Athletes, I choose my grandfather.My...read more
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Greetings! Wanted to take a moment to update everyone on the Army's final event for Hispanic Heritage Month down in San Antonio, TX. We were once again pleased to participate in The Hispanic Association of College and Universities National Conference. The event took place at the Grand Hyatt and featured numerous organizations nationwide. The purpose of the conference was to further educate our Hispanic Community on the opportunities out there for them. The Army had...read more
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Monterey-Now that Ihave finished the formal part of my language training, I intend to write more frequently in this forum. Although Arabic is a tough language to learn as an adult, I appreciate the opportunity to represent the U.S. and I appreciate the efforts of my instructors at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). 16 months of 8-10 hour days plus homework and I have the ability to understand most of the newspaper and maneuver around in an Arabic speaking country. The end came...read more
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United States Hispanic Leadership Insitute-Portland Oregon
November 5, 2011
By: Sergeant America Flores
Students from around Portland Oregon gather together for the United States Hispanic Leadership Conference at the Double Tree Hotel. Schools participating in the even include Ontario High School, Newberg High School, Linn-Field Community College, OSU, and Southern Oregon University. Featured Speaker is Mr. Michael Reyes opens comments at the event.
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