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 04:06:06 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:06 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/maria-wylie/gift-of-four-years-in-rotc/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/maria-wylie/'>Maria Wylie</a><br /> I am from a small town in Alaska where money is always tight. 69% of the students in my high school class classified as dropouts. It was amazing just to graduate high school. I had every intention of joining the military after high school. It was my way out. I did alright in school; I wasn&#8217;t the top of my class but I wasn&#8217;t the bottom either. I have always thought of myself as a hard worker, and I believe it was that quality that set me above my peers in rewarding me the ROTC...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/maria-wylie/gift-of-four-years-in-rotc/">read more</a> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:25:00 GMT Maria Wylie http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/maria-wylie/gift-of-four-years-in-rotc/