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 04:05:12 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:12 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mark-cross/msiii/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mark-cross/'>Mark Cross</a><br /> MSIII Year: I can not believe that it&#39;s already here. My contracting ceremony in August of 2008 seems like an entire lifetime ago. I really like reflecting on my life leading up to ROTC, and how much I&#39;ve changed and grown since then. It&#39;s really funny to think that barely two years ago, I didn&#39;t really have a good idea of what I would do with my life, or even where to start. When I was a kid, I really wanted to go to the U. S. Air Force Academy. I had done some flying,...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mark-cross/msiii/">read more</a> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:50:00 GMT Mark Cross http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mark-cross/msiii/