The first thing people ask you when you come home from Army basic training (or BCT for short) is:
“So..how hard was it?”
Like most things in life, it is a matter of opinion, but most people will … Click Here To Read the rest
Author: Elie P.
Elie Piha served as a paratrooper in the US Army from 2008 to 2012. He used
the GI Bill to graduate from UC Berkeley where he majored in English. He
currently works as a writing tutor, a freelance writer, and a bartender, is
completing a novel based on his time in Afghanistan, and is pursuing
graduate school.
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Do Army Recruiters Get A Commission To Get You To Sign Up?
We’ve had plenty of kids ask us whether or not Army recruiters get some sort of commission or bonus to get you to sign up.
The short answer to this: No.
The long answer is, “it’s a bit more complicated”… Click Here To Read the rest