http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:29 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:29 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/alvanetta-herring/hardwork-and-perseverance-does-pay-off/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/alvanetta-herring/'>Alvanetta Herring</a><br /> After graduating from elementary school! My mom suggested that I join the JROTC program at Pearl C. Anderson Middle School. My first day there I loved it. I come from a family of hard working women and Army JROTC gave me a chance to prove my worth. The instructor my 8th grade year started to see potiental in me and asked me to put an armed drill team together and I did. I continued on to Skyline High School where I enrolled in the Army JROTC program again. The first day of JROTC class we...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/alvanetta-herring/hardwork-and-perseverance-does-pay-off/">read more</a> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:18:00 GMT Alvanetta Herring http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/alvanetta-herring/hardwork-and-perseverance-does-pay-off/