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 04:05:56 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:56 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mitchell-shablesky/joining-rotc-1/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mitchell-shablesky/'>Mitchell Shablesky</a><br /> When I first thought about joining the Army, being a Cadet was not an idea that entered my mind. After attending my first year of college I enlisted in the Army Reserves and decided to both serve my country and still attend college. After doing the reserves for a while my buddy told me he was doing ROTC, and I must admit that I poked fun at him and told him he would make a great &quot;BUTTERBAR.&quot; At the time of this I had no idea I was going to join ROTC. My buddy...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mitchell-shablesky/joining-rotc-1/">read more</a> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:09:00 GMT Mitchell Shablesky http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/mitchell-shablesky/joining-rotc-1/