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 04:05:34 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:34 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/perla-kimes/in-the-begining/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/perla-kimes/'>Perla Kimes</a><br /> hello i am a MS4 cadet and Missouri S&amp;T. I was active duty for three years. I seperated from active duty determined to pursue college and obtain a college degree.. I figured i could later rejoin and commission. I learned about the SMP program through the National Guard. I decided that this would be a great opportunity for me to obtain my commission. I joined the National Guard as a 09R ( which is rotc cadet status.) Which made me non deployable so that i could finish my degree...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/perla-kimes/in-the-begining/">read more</a> Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:47:00 GMT Perla Kimes http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/perla-kimes/in-the-begining/