High school graduates: Considering military service as an option 9 Articles

by Historeons

My Marine Corps My first knowledge of the Marine Corps was during the early stages of the Second World War. When Pearl Harbor was attacked I was nine years old. My mother called me to her side to hear the reports and ...read more

by William Bauers

The words "military" and "service" were once interchangeable terms, synonyms that invoked the American spirit and embodied her grand ideals. This is no longer true. The US military's ongoing embroilment in Iraq is, in part...read more

by Sheryl Babin

High school graduates have many options available to them regardless of their social status. All avenues should be considered, especially that of military service. In this time of war, the military has a stigma attac...read more

by Lavanda Brown

Everyone graduates high school, spends one last summer with their friends before spreading out around the country to engage in four years of rigorous college study, right? WRONG! Many choose to join a career of military ...read more

by Morgan Johnson

There are very few things a teenager can do with their time better than serving a minimum tour in the service. The benefits to the students are many: education, training, travel and self esteem. Considering what most hi...read more

by William Bond

I was one the few high school graduates who decided to enter the military a few months after my graduation. Most of my classmates enrolled in college, or junior college upon graduation. At the time, I didn't realize that...read more

by Max Branham

High school dropouts should go into a service to promote a productive society Sometimes I have thoughts about where society is presently and where it's headed. High school is the institution that prepares young men...read more

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by Kenneth Shelden

There are plenty of reasons a recently graduated teenager should join the military service. I'll go over a few in a list-style presentation, because it's easier for you to read without having to take all my blabber and be...read more

by Nathan Sweem

It seems like there aren't very many people nowadays who are anxious to join the military. The fact that our country is presently at war isn't at all encouraging for most people. Basically, the negative qualities of life i...read more