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"Sgt Tyree Brown talks about why he ..."
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"PFC Causey could envision a life in..."
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FOR PARENTS

A Message to Parents

Every Soldier has personal reasons for joining the U.S. Army, and your son or daughter is no different. Listen to the stories of young Soldiers and their parents to help understand why people choose to serve.

LET YOUR CHILD PURSUE HIS OR HER DREAMS

Law enforcement. Engineering. Law. Medicine. No matter where your son's or daughter's interests lie, the Army offers expert training in a wide range of careers: 120 in the Army Reserve and 150 in active Army. Whether they choose to explore a new career or strengthen their current one, hands-on experience will give them an edge.

MAKE COLLEGE AFFORDABLE

Education can be costly, but the Army offers rich benefits that can significantly lessen the financial burden. These include offering money for college, college loan repayment programs and other academic incentives.

UNDERSTAND THEIR REASONING

When your son or daughter comes to you to discuss joining the Army, listen. They're making a choice that requires a deep personal commitment that will give them the strength and focus to succeed in life. To become someone you'll be proud of.

STAND BY THEM

Your son or daughter will learn what it means to be a Soldier—a title of distinction. They'll face new levels of responsibility, discipline and self-knowledge. But first, they'll need you to stand by them.

 

 

Army Strong Stories

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    The Army Reserve is Recruiting to Fill Medical and Health Care Openings

    May 22, 2013

    RESERVE MEDICAL / HEALTH CARE OPPORTUNITIES The Army Reserve is designed for those who want to get the most out of the Army while pursuing their civilian careers and goals. Many professionals as well…

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    Army Reserve Mechanical Opportunities

    May 22, 2013

    ARMY RESERVE MECHANICAL OPPORTUNITIES The Army Reserve is designed for those who want to get the most out of the Army while pursuing their civilian careers and goals. Many professionals as well as co…

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    Reserve Construction & Engineering Opportunities

    May 22, 2013

    The Army Reserve is designed for those who want to get the most out of the Army while pursuing their civilian careers and goals. Many professionals as well as college students are Soldiers in the Army…

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    Army Strong contest with the Kansas Koyotes.

    May 22, 2013

    Army Strong contest with the Kansas Koyotes. Have you got what it takes to participate and win our Army Strong Contest? We will pick two people from the audience to participate in our Army Strong Con…

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    Smithville High Earns Top Performer

    May 22, 2013

    Smithville High's golf coach Trevor Mosby and track star Chris Sammons received the U.S. Army Top Performer award from Sergeant First Class Turner of the Army Career Center in Kansas City, MO. Mos…

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    Army Career Center in Independence, MO Supports Memorial Day Parade

    May 21, 2013

    Army Career Center in Independence, MO Supports Memorial Day Parade. The Army Career Center in Independence, MO will have the Army Hummer in the Independence Memorial Day parade. Soldiers from the Arm…

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    25th Annual Salute to Veterans Air Show

    May 20, 2013

    The 25th Annual Salute to Veterans Air Show will be held at the Columbia Regional Airport in Columbia, Missouri on May 25-26. This year’s program includes an impressive array of planes and warbi…

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    Army Team Building at Silex High

    May 20, 2013

    Thursday, Sergeant Blakely from the U.S. Army Career Center in St. Peter's, MO will support faculty team building activities at Silex High. Army team building activities promote leadership, unit …

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    Swear-in at NHRA Race

    May 20, 2013

    Sergeant First Class Eaves, a recruiter from the U.S. Army Topeka Career Center, prepared Future Soldiers (new recruits) to take the Oath-of-Enlistment from the Kansas City Battalion Commander Lieuten…

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    NHRA Race in Topeka, KS

    May 20, 2013

    Staff Sergeant Conger the Kansas City Recruiting Battalion's Soldier Hero visited with Tony Schumacher about the race car. Tony Schumacher, is an American drag racer who is a seven-time NHRA Champ…

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    CULP 2013 Thailand- Team 2

    May 20, 2013

    Hello! I am Cadet Elizabeth Kolar and one of the 10 cadets on a Cultural Understanding and Language Program (CULP) trip to Thailand. We are one of two teams in Thailand right now. Through CULP, we are…

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    CULP Benin

    May 17, 2013

    Just a quick bit of what I will be blogging about: I am traveling with a team full of fellow cadets to Benin on an English teaching mission. Throughout our travels, I will update with some of our aw…

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    Season of Remembrance

    May 17, 2013

    Throughout history, our Soldiers, veterans, civilians and the entire extended Army family have made contributions to our Nation. The Season of Remembrance lasts from May through July every year to rec…

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    Blue Springs High School is a U.S. Army Star School.

    May 17, 2013

    Blue Springs High School is a U.S. Army Star School. Blue Springs High’s marketing teacher, Cara Anger and DECA students received the Army Strong plaque from the Greater Kansas City Company Com…

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    Army ROTC Opportunities

    May 16, 2013

    Army ROTC Opportunities If you're thinking of just getting started in college and are looking for tuition assistance, find out how you can get that as well as a clear path to leadership in Army R…

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Discussions

  • What are some common jobs for women at Ft. Hood

    05.22.2013 - I currently live in Killeen and my family lives here in Killeen also. I just recently enlisted in the army and going to ...

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  • Leave after BCT?

    05.22.2013 - Hello,   I was wondering when soldiers get to go home on leave after basic. My MOS is 89D and I am leaving next Tu...

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  • Gap between BCT and AIT

    03.30.2013 - There is 12 weeks between starting bct and starting ait on my husbands orders.... WHY? Is it like a buffer? If he gets p...

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  • Husbands MOS 94H --- Could the army move us?

    04.09.2013 - The recruiter knows nothing about this, so im hoping in can get somewhere here. His training is 37 weeks. Ive read anyth...

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  • 68C

    05.22.2013 - Today i went to meps, passed through everything and was able to enlist with the 68c mos. My only issue is now I cannot f...

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  • Maps and Navigation

    05.22.2013 - Do  they teach you how to navigate using maps and a compass. I think it might be ranger school where you have to do...

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  • Am I DQ

    05.16.2013 - Hi I'm 18 years old and i'm really interested on joining the the army to become a ranger but today I got a call from my ...

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  • WOFT Applicants What is your ASVAB / AFAST / SIFT Score?

    05.22.2013 - Just took my SIFT test yesterday and I want to have a better idea how other people are scoring, here are my scores: ...

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  • how long does it take for you to be united with your fam after basic training?

    05.22.2013 - like i heard about if im married with kids the army moves my fam to a army house , how is that how long does it take for...

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  • Two Shoulder Surgeries/Waiver?

    05.22.2013 - Okay so I had two shoulder surgeries, one june 11' and the next one december 11'. They were to repair a torn labrum. It ...

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GAINING EXPERIENCE

Phyllis: When Antoine graduated from high school, I was just kind of concerned about what direction he would want to take, and I knew that my son Kevin had already experienced the Army.

Phyllis: So I thought I would see if Antoine wanted to go out there and talk to him, to see if that's something that would be of interest to him.

Antoine: Well, originally I was going to look at all the branches. Marines, Air Force, Navy. And I finally set on the Army because my brother gave me a lot of good influence on that.

Phyllis: I was really interested in him just getting some direction in life, and I knew that education is very important to our family. I figured that he would get a chance to get a job and education, and just kind of have a basis for the rest of his life.