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 04:05:57 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:57 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/grant-speer/starting-out/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/grant-speer/'>Grant Speer</a><br /> Ever since I was little, I&#39;ve played with little green army men. My mom thinks that this probably helped inspire me to join the Army and, in all honesty, she&#39;s probably right. I first decided in the sixth grade that I&#39;d like to be a soldier and was determined to enlist before attending college. As the years progressed, however, my father and my best friend&#39;s father together succeeded in convincing me to attend college first and enroll in...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/grant-speer/starting-out/">read more</a> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:15:00 GMT Grant Speer http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/grant-speer/starting-out/