The Military’s Involvement in the Gulf Crisis
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq get quite a bit of coverage when it comes to talking about where the bulk of men and women serving are deploying to. While … Continue reading
National Guard Apprenticeship Program Initiative
The National Guard means business when it comes to offering second chances to high school drop outs see this post (https://majastevanovich.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/national-guard-gives-high-school-dropouts-a-second-chance/) or offering serious job training for its Soldiers. Recently, … Continue reading
National Guard’s Youth CallenNge Program Approaches 100,000 Graduates
Second chances are hard to come by. While the National Guard recognizes that, they provide a second chance to at risk youth and offer a program that allows them to … Continue reading
An Extreme Field Trip
Students that were once high school drop outs have turned their lives around at the National Guard’s Patriot Academy. A place where deserving applicants are given a second chance for … Continue reading
Army Learning About Leadership from a Kansas Middle School
A JROTC leadership program in Wichita middle schools is starting to get noticed by the Army as a potential future model that may roll out nationwide. The purpose of the … Continue reading
Pilot Programs, Cost Efficient Way for Military Marketing?
My last post discussed that military recruiters shouldn’t get too excited about filling the ROTC ranks this fall. Although this is a good time and the hard work should be … Continue reading