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 04:05:08 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:08 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/tiara-brown/hard-work-pays-off/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/tiara-brown/'>Tiara Brown</a><br /> If anyone in the small town of Bradford, PA were to describe me in one word, they would have to say &#8220;work-a-holic&#8221; even if they didn&#8217;t even know my name. Anytime I was seen outside of my house, that is precisely what I was doing; working (both in and out of class). Last school year I worked 38 to 43 hours a week as an overnight crew worker at McDonald&#8217;s from 11:00pm to 7:00am. These hours do not include the 20 hours a month with my work study job. I was always tired...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/tiara-brown/hard-work-pays-off/">read more</a> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:42:00 GMT Tiara Brown http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/tiara-brown/hard-work-pays-off/