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 04:05:02 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:02 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/matthew-allen/rotc-is-the-way-through-college/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/matthew-allen/'>Matthew Allen</a><br /> I first joined the Army on 07 Aug 2007 as an enlisted soldier in the California National Guard. I decided to join to get money and motivation to get through college. I signed on with a $20,000 bonus, G.I. Bill ( monthly payments while in college), college Kicker ( more money add each month) and College first ( 2 yr non-deployable while going to college). All four of those initial benefits helped me greatly to get started in college. I started going...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/matthew-allen/rotc-is-the-way-through-college/">read more</a> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:29:00 GMT Matthew Allen http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/matthew-allen/rotc-is-the-way-through-college/