Skylar Holman - Army Strong Stories

Viva Technology Event at Alief Taylor High School

Skylar Holman — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:37:00 GMT

By: Skylar Holman
Today at Alief Taylor High School, the Army sponsored a Viva Technology event to get students interested in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Students built geodesic domes, and came up with inventions to help the Army in the many fields of engineering. The students were from Alief Taylor, Elsik, Hatings, and Alief Early College High Schools. Great minds in STEM did a fantastic job of engaging the students and giving them a good idea of what...read more

9/11 Rememberance

Skylar Holman — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:50:00 GMT

By: Skylar Holman
Since 9/11 is tomorrow here is a short story about how that event indirectly touched my life. I did not have anybody directly killed, but I had contact with one. At the time of 9/11, I was at Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) in Grafenwhoer, Germany. I was part of a group that was on flag detail for the post, and we had to observethe prior detail in how they conducted the retreat ceremony. After watching, we literally ran to the dining facility to meet up with...read more

My Army Story

Skylar Holman — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:23:00 GMT

By: Skylar Holman
I will make my Army Story in several posts. It is a long time to condense into one posting. Since I am a recruiter in Houston, I hope this will help bring visibility on our station. I graduated high school on 30 May 1998, and on 10 June, I shipped to basic training at Fort Sill, OK. I was prepared for the weather fo summer, as my hometown was 1 hour south of the Lawton Fort Sill area. I will say it was rough at first, simply wanting to go home...read more