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 04:05:38 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:38 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/carl-lymangood/how-i-got-started-and-some-things-the-recruiters-wont-tell-you/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/carl-lymangood/'>Carl Lymangood</a><br /> My name is Carl and I joined the National Guard and ROTC my 2nd semester sophomore year. I graduated from LTC, and am now a senior that will be graduating this December. The reason I personally joined was because of personal fulfillment, I didn&#39;t really feel like I was having a large impact on those around me, so I wanted to join the Guard to add some purpose to my life. So far, I definitely have recieved that sense of fulfillment and have had some awesome times running...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/carl-lymangood/how-i-got-started-and-some-things-the-recruiters-wont-tell-you/">read more</a> Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:33:00 GMT Carl Lymangood http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/carl-lymangood/how-i-got-started-and-some-things-the-recruiters-wont-tell-you/