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Earning a prestigious degree for free

See how the Army Reserve helped Captain Sandra Altamirano get into USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism — and come out with zero student loans.

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  • SGT Kristen King

    See how Kristen's job in the Army Reserve gives her experience that will help he...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Broadcast Journalist Army Reserve

    SGT Kristen King
    01:10

  • SGT William Morton

    See how William's Army Reserve training will help prepare him for a civilian car...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Radar Repairer

    SGT William Morton
    00:49

  • Major Michele Pawlowicz - General Dentist (Reserve)

    Major, Pawlowicz talks about role/experience/benefits - General Dentist (Reserv...

    CATEGORY: Medicine

    TAGS: Dentist Army Healthcare

    Major Michele Pawlowicz - General Dentist (Reserve)
    00:59

  • Cars, Golf & Pathology

    Lt Col. John Hunnicutt, Pathologist (Reserve) talks about role/experience/benefi...

    CATEGORY: Medicine

    TAGS: Family Practice Medical Corps

    Cars, Golf & Pathology
    01:39

  • Hansel Henry

    Hansel's experience in the Army Reserve gave him the leadership skills to be a s...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Intelligence Analyst Leadership

    Hansel Henry
    00:41

  • Private Trisha Barabin

    Private Trisha Barabin answers Gerardo from Pensacola, Florida who asks; "Is the...

    CATEGORY: About the Army

    Private Trisha Barabin
    Private Trisha Barabin

  • DRILL SERGEANT STAPLES

    Drill Sergeant Staples answers Kyra from Sparta, Georgia who asks; "Do the women...

    DRILL SERGEANT STAPLES

  • DRILL SERGEANT ERICA SCHLUETER

    Sergeant Erica Schlueter answers William from Clearfield, Utah who asks; "I'm ge...

    DRILL SERGEANT ERICA SCHLUETER

  • PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LEONGUERRERO

    Private First Class Leonguerrero answers Caleb from Dora, Alabama who asks; "If ...

    PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LEONGUERRERO

  • PRIVATE TRISHA BARABAN

    Private Trisha Barabin answers Gerardo from Pensacola, Florida who asks; "Is the...

    Private Trisha Barabin
    PRIVATE TRISHA BARABAN

  • Private Walter Banks

    Private Walter Banks answers Jarnardo from Pensacola, Florida who asks; "Is ther...

    Private Walter banks
    Private Walter Banks

  • Staff Sergeant Kenneth Kinlaw

    Balancing the Army Reserve and the civilian life it’s difficult at times but ver...

    Staff Sergeant Kenneth Kinlaw

  • Second Lieutenant Ingrid Alvarez

    What inspired me to join the Army Reserve was mainly the focus that I was lookin...

    Second Lieutenant Ingrid Alvarez

  • Specialist Luis Estrada

    I joined the Army Reserve about approximately a years and a half ago. I served e...

    Specialist Luis Estrada

  • Reserve Story: Added Value Prior Service

    There are many advantages that come with being in the Army Reserve. There are a ...

    Reserve Story: Added Value Prior Service

  • SPC Peterson & His Mother

    Scott and Lisa talk about the balance of life as a Soldier and a student in the ...

    SPC Peterson & His Mother
    01:38

  • SPC Peterson & His Mother

    Scott and Lisa talk about the experience, focus and determination the Army Reser...

    SPC Peterson & His Mother
    01:53

  • Benefits Overview

    The Army Reserve helps you get ahead after active duty. Benefits include: valuab...

    CATEGORY: Benefits

    TAGS: Army Reserve Army Healthcare

    Benefits Overview
    00:42

  • Fulfilling Her Goals

    Sergeant Summer Guerrero (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience/b...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Firefighter

    Fulfilling Her Goals
    01:24

  • Summer Guerrero

    See how Summer earned certificates in the Army Reserve that gave her a competiti...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Firefighter

    Summer Guerrero
    00:47

  • Experience that Counts

    See how Summer was able to fulfill her goals of serving her country and becoming...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Firefighter

    Experience that Counts
    00:43

  • Rediscovering Herself

    Sergeant Summer Guerrero (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience/b...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Firefighter

    Rediscovering Herself
    01:25

  • Shawn Helmstadter

    Hear how the Army Reserve gave Shawn the opportunities he needed to succeed.

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Mechanic Army Reserve

    Shawn Helmstadter
    00:38

  • Volunteer Work

    Captain Jennifer Huntsman (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experience/be...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve Featured

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    Captain Huntsman
    Volunteer Work
    01:52

  • Jeremiah Minor

    See how Army Reserve discipline makes Jeremiah a stronger student.

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Criminal Justice

    Jeremiah Minor
    01:10

  • SGT Jeremiah Minor

    The Army Reserve has given Jeremiah the focus to concentrate as a full-time stud...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Criminal Justice

    SGT Jeremiah Minor
    00:52

  • SGT William Morton

    See how William's Army Reserve training will help prepare him for a civilian car...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Radar Repairer

    SGT William Morton
    00:49

  • Miles Noonan

    Miles' job as a Military Policeman in the Army Reserve will give him an advantag...

    CATEGORY: Career & Jobs

    TAGS: Military Police Army Reserve

    Miles Noonan
    01:03

  • Active Duty

    SPC Michael Olivero (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience/benefit...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Criminal Justice Army Reserve

    Active Duty
    01:08

  • Army Reserve

    SPC Michael Olivero (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience - why h...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Criminal Justice

    Army Reserve
    01:38

  • Civilian

    SPC Michael Olivero (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience - talks...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Intelligence Analyst

    Civilian
    01:28

  • Otto Padron

    Otto describes how his Army Reserve service helped him develop leadership skills...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Infantry

    Otto Padron
    01:20

  • SPC Peterson & His Mother

    Scott Peterson and his mother talk about how his decision to join was a family d...

    CATEGORY: Parents

    TAGS: Parents Army Life

    SPC Peterson & His Mother
    01:44

  • SPC Peterson & His Mother

    Scott and Lisa talk about the experience, focus and determination the Army Reser...

    CATEGORY: Parents

    TAGS: Parents Army Reserve

    SPC Peterson & His Mother
    01:53

  • SPC Peterson & His Mother

    Scott and Lisa talk about the balance of life as a Soldier and a student in the ...

    CATEGORY: Parents

    TAGS: Parents Army Life

    SPC Peterson & His Mother
    01:38

  • Opportunity

    Major Phillip Romanelli (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experience/bene...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Risk Management

    Opportunity
    01:00

  • Igor Tyapugin

    Find out how the Army Reserve fulfilled Igor's dream while training him for life...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Army Helicopters

    Igor Tyapugin
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  • Looking to the Future

    Sergeant Igor Tyapugin (Reserve, Enlisted), talks about job role/experience/ben...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Helicopters Engineers

    Looking to the Future
    00:42

  • Leadership Skills

    Captain Valerie Wallis (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experience/benef...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: Army Reserve Leadership

    Leadership Skills
    01:35

  • Green to Gold

    First Lieutenant Terrance Wilson (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experi...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve

    TAGS: ROTC Green To Gold

    Green to Gold
    02:21

  • Ready To Serve

    See why these Soldiers chose to serve in the Army Reserve.

    CATEGORY: Soldier Life

    TAGS: Basic Training Army Reserve

    Ready To Serve
    02:29

  • Making of an Officer

    Soldiers talk about the ROTC program and personal experiences - what makes a goo...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC National Guard

    Making of an Officer
    03:00

  • Jeff Davis

    Find out how Jeff jumped from high school athletics to college and Army ROTC.

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    Jeff Davis
    01:14

  • Something to Be Proud of

    Cadet Jeff David (Reserve, cadet) talks about experience/benefits - military bal...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Tradition

    Something to Be Proud of
    01:02

  • Skills You Can Use For A Lifetime

    Major Otto Padron (Reserve, Officer), talks about experience/benefits - civilian...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    Skills You Can Use For A Lifetime
    02:41

  • Turn Dreams Into Reality

    Major Otto Padron (Reserve, Officer), talks about experience/benefits - talked t...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    Turn Dreams Into Reality
    01:10

  • RJ Custodio

    With the help of an ROTC scholarship, RJ is able to pay for college while gainin...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    RJ Custodio
    01:06

  • RJ Custodio

    Cadet RJ Custodio (Reserve, cadet), talks about experience/benefits - why he joi...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Reserve

    RJ Custodio
    01:16

  • RJ Custodio

    Cadet RJ Custodio (Reserve, cadet), talks about experience/benefits - ROTC has ...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Army Life

    RJ Custodio
    01:02

  • The Foundation of a Leader

    Captain Philip Romanelli (Reserve, Officer), talks about experience/benefits - c...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Civil Affairs

    The Foundation of a Leader
    01:03

  • The Strength to Take Charge

    Captain Philip Romanelli (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experience/ben...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Civil Affairs

    The Strength to Take Charge
    01:15

  • Serving When Needed

    Captain Philip Romanelli (Reserve, Officer), talks about experience/benefits - d...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Civil Affairs

    Serving When Needed
    01:35

  • Balancing Work and Life

    Captain Philip Romanelli (Reserve, Officer), talks about job role/experience/ben...

    CATEGORY: ROTC

    TAGS: ROTC Civil Affairs

    Balancing Work and Life
    01:01

  • Captain Marisol Chalas

    UH 60 Blackhawk Pilot Chalas joined the Army Reserve as an enlisted finance spec...

    CATEGORY: Army Reserve Career & Jobs

    TAGS: Army Aviation Army Reserve

    Captain Marisol Chalas

  • Sergeant First Class Michael Hosier

    I joined the Army Reserve when I was back in high school. I did the split option...

    TAGS: 15T

    Sergeant First Class Michael Hosier
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Earning a prestigious degree for free

See how the Army Reserve helped Captain Sandra Altamirano get into USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism — and come out with zero student loans.

INTRO: FADE IN: Music OPEN ON: CPT Sandra Lee Altamirano in uniform, talking to camera: CPT ALTAMIRANO I’m Captain Sandra Lee Altamirano. I’m a Broadcast Operations Officer in the Army Reserve. GRAPHIC: CPT Sandra Lee Altamirano, Broadcast Operations Officer, Reserve location CPT Altamirano shares about why she decided to join Army Reserve. Explains how the career offerings were unexpected. In fact, she found the Army offered the job she was looking for. CUT TO: Voiceover of her describing her initial MOS and her current career. Close up of examples of the work CPT Altamirano creates. Jump cuts to graphics, videos with logo of The Pentagon Channel and American Forces Network on a TV screen, etc. Voiceover of CPT Altamirano explaining how her work fulfills her creative aspirations, and what goes into production of projects for The Pentagon Channel and American Forces Network. CUT TO: Her team working on a project (e.g. shooting a video game at the Patton Reserve Center). She is giving orders, managing the process and giving encouragement to team. Voiceover of CPT Altamirano discussing why she finds her job so rewarding. Capture discussion. CUT TO INTERVIEW: CPT Altamirano speaks about the opportunities the Army Reserve has provided— especially how her prior Army experience helped her get into USC. And the Army paid for her to attend one of the most prestigious schools in the country. CUT TO: As voiceover continues, we see CPT Altamirano at Annenberg School for Journalism and walking through USC campus. She also touches on how experiences in Iraq affected her experience at USC.   CUT TO: Video of Saddam Hussein capture announcement. Voiceover of CPT Altamirano telling a highlight was working the camera at that news conference. CUT TO: INTERVIEW: CPT Altamirano explaining how much the Army Reserve has given her. In fact, she enjoying being in the Army so much, her civilian job is working for the Army. CUT TO: Voiceover continues as we see CPT Altamirano at her civilian job. CPT Altamirano talks about her “other job” and discusses her responsibilities as a Staff Operations and Training Specialist. CUT TO: CPT Altamirano talking and assisting a Soldier. She talks about her leadership relationship with her Soldiers. Capture discussion. CUT TO: INTERVIEW: CPT Altamirano talks about how the Army Reserve has helped her accomplish her goals. CUT TO: CPT Altamirano at her home, riding motorcycle with husband. Voiceover about all she’s achieved and gain (e.g. degree, house) without any financial hardships. CUT TO: CPT Altamirano and husband in house or getting ready to ride their motorcycles. Voiceover telling how the Army Reserve allows her to have a fulfilling life. CUT TO: Close up of CPT Altamirano in her Army uniform, sharing her final thoughts on why she recommends the Army Reserve. CUT TO: Voiceover continues as CPT Altamirano and her husband riding into the sunset on motorcycles.
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