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/kala-thomas/what-the-army-has-taught-me/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/kala-thomas/'>Kala Thomas</a><br /> As a 18 year old senior at Cottage Grove high, who was part of the popular crowd, not much mattered except what I was supposed to wear the next day. Nearing the end of my high school career I found myself wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. Not many 18 year olds have enough money to attend college let alone a PAC10 university. Although I wanted to go to college, it did not seem like an attainable goal for me. Until I joined the National Guard. Aside...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/kala-thomas/what-the-army-has-taught-me/">read more</a> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:03:00 GMT Kala Thomas http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/kala-thomas/what-the-army-has-taught-me/