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 04:05:39 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:39 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/james-marion/the-army-opportunity/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/james-marion/'>James Marion</a><br /> When it came to education I was always told to &#8216;stay in school,&#8217; it was just something that my family expected of me. My family has always been a big influence and they continue to be as I further my education. Part of growing up for me was Boy Scouts; I invested an awful lot of time in scouting and it led me to think about a career in the military. Wanting to make my family proud, I started to apply to colleges and around the same time my friends from high school started talking...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/james-marion/the-army-opportunity/">read more</a> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:24:00 GMT James Marion http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/james-marion/the-army-opportunity/