These 4 People Joined the Military To Escape Poverty: Here Are Their Stories GOBankingRates 6 days ago gerald gangaram 2
Fewer than 1% of U.S. adults currently serve in the military. Fewer than 10% are veterans. These dwindling percentages are representative of the modern era: One in which citizens aren’t being drafted to war, and can instead choose a career path befitting them.
However, not everyone has equal access to a career path, or even a job in general. According to EducationData.org, the average cost for a four-year college education in America is $35,720 an amount that’s tripled in 20 years and grows at an annual rate of nearly 7%. For those who bypass higher education, they face a federal minimum wage that hasn’t changed in 12 years. Even with many cities raising minimum wages, the National Low Income Housing Coalition reported in 2020 that full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment in 95% of U.S. counties.
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Hiram Ulysses Grant, (born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, New York), U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869–77).
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Five Rutherford County graduates will attend prestigious United States Air Force, Naval and Military Academy at West Point; four seniors presented with ROTC Distinguished Leader Graduate Awar May 11, 2021 at 03:30 pm by WGNS
Lance Garcia was 10 years old when his father decided to enlist in the United States Air Force.
The Central Magnet senior’s grandfather did the same in the 1940s.
“They’ve been a big influence on me choosing the Air Force over any other branch,” said Garcia, who is one of five Rutherford County graduates enrolling in a prestigious military academy.
Garcia and Stewarts Creek High senior Matthew Sanders will be attending the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Grace Beane will be attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, while Dalton Jenkins and Aryanna Cargle have enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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May 12, 2021 at 2:22 PM
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ - West Essex Regional School District’s Supervisor of Social Studies, World Languages and ESL, Laura Drago presented an update to the Board of Education during the meeting held on May 10.
This is an ongoing initiative whereby the academic supervisors report on highlighted initiatives and programming in their respective departments. Supervisors have also put the spotlight on alumni who have continued their studies and careers in areas that relate to the individual departments.
Alejandro Villanueva with the Pittsburgh Steelers walks on the field in 2015. (U.S. Army)
Baltimore Ravens starting offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is ready to start his seventh season in the NFL. His journey from a military base in Mississippi to two-time Pro Bowler took a lot of effort and persistence, but Villanueva does the work.
Villanueva was born at Naval Air Station Meridian in Meridian, Mississippi, on Sept. 22, 1988. His father, Ignacio, was an officer in the Spanish navy and was stationed there while working for NATO. Ignacio Villanueva’s service took his family to Rhode Island, Belgium and back to Spain. Along the way, young Alejandro learned to play rugby with the children of other NATO officers.