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Tag: Why I Serve

Why I serve: Maj. Richard Smith
June 14, 2023 — Maj. Richard Smith is a registered nurse and talent manager for the U.S. Army Reserve Army Nurse Corps, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command...

Why I serve: Sgt. 1st Class Joselyn Pagan Martinez
June 14, 2023 — Sgt. 1st Class Joselyn Pagan Martinez, a senior human resources noncommissioned officer serving in the Mobilization Operations Team, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command...

Married into Greatness
July 9, 2020 — A need for a summer job changed the trajectory of Gina Great's life. Between semesters at Concordia University-Wisconsin, the Missouri-native needed a job to remain financially independent from her parents. It's unclear how she stumbled upon the Army Reserve, but an offer of a cash bonus, and opportunity to "manage the battlefront," got her into the recruiters' office. She walked out — a generator mechanic. "I didn't know what the inside of my car looked like," she laughed. "I panicked. I was almost finished with a college degree, and I thought I would talk to these people and get out of it, but that's not how the Army works." ...

Three Packs to 30 Miles: Sgt. 1st Class Robert Reeves
June 17, 2020 — Sgt. 1st Class Robert Reeves smoked his first cigarette at age six and didn't put them down until he was 38. By the time he quit, the Alabamian was smoking three packs a day and couldn't walk to his mailbox without getting winded. Then a recruiter knocked on his door...

Why I Serve: Staff Sgt. James Richardson
June 4, 2020 — Staff Sgt. James Richardson joined the Army to get an education. He's stayed in for ten years for the opportunities and experiences he's had and the pride he feels wearing the uniform. Richardson, a multimedia illustrator with the 335th Signal Command (Theater), produces visual displays, creates graphics, and makes artwork that the command uses for its publications, signs, charts and posters...

Why I Serve: Spc. Ken Park
November 20, 2019 — "I have no idea why I joined the Army," said Spc. Ken Park, a Soldier with the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, based out of Southfield, Michigan, about his military service. ...

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