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 04:05:38 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:38 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/vanessa-macekura/my-life-as-a-cadet/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/vanessa-macekura/'>Vanessa Macekura</a><br /> About three years ago, I decided I wanted to join ROTC. The program at my school, Saint Leo University, was very small and only had about four cadets at the time I joined. It started off rough, but as I continued to work harder and harder at PT I accomplished my goal, a four year scholarship. After that I just concentrated on my school work to keep my GPA up and maintain my scholarship. In the past three years as a student and cadet I feel as though I have learned a lot, especially...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/vanessa-macekura/my-life-as-a-cadet/">read more</a> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:45:00 GMT Vanessa Macekura http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/vanessa-macekura/my-life-as-a-cadet/