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 04:05:59 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:59 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/george-thornton/gi-bill-makes-all-the-difference/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/george-thornton/'>George Thornton</a><br /> As a prior enlisted service member I look back at a choice that all recruits are given in basic training; do I pay this $1,200 fee and see if maybe I use it for college later on or do I pocket the money and think about college another day? I paid the money not knowing if I would ever benefit from this choice. Flash foward to present day and I am an ROTC Cadet at Louisiana State University. I can honestly say that without the Montgomery GI Bill my dream would not be coming...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/george-thornton/gi-bill-makes-all-the-difference/">read more</a> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:59:00 GMT George Thornton http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/george-thornton/gi-bill-makes-all-the-difference/