I'm very excited to share another success story! Melissa Thomas graduated from West Point in 2004 and commissioned in the Army's Medical Service Corps, actually deferring the chance to go to medical school for the chance to deploy to the Middle East. After several years as an officer and overcoming personal tragedy, she opted to … Continue reading Scholar Profile: Melissa Thomas
Is Military Service an Automatic Leg Up on the Competition?
Military service gave us a lot of unique skills, allowed us to lead people in extraordinarily difficult situations, and exposed us to more cultural and socio-economic diversity than most other people in a lifetime. We volunteered to do what very few of the American public was willing or able to do, and that is pretty … Continue reading Is Military Service an Automatic Leg Up on the Competition?