Veterans Stories

美国海军- 2016-2020

Courtney served 5 years active duty in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman.
She was stationed in San Antonio, Texas for A school training where she learned the job
of a hospital corpsman then moved to Jacksonville, Florida where she worked in several
hospital units such as Pre-operations and Post- operations, Urology and Family medicine.
On top of being a corpsman she also was a part of the Honor Guard and rendered military
honors at sporting events and funerals for veterans and active-duty personnel. She also
provided field medical coverage for the Marines on many occasions and states “if I had to
do everything over, I would still make the same decision to join the navy and become a
corpsman.”

Courtney separated from the United States Navy in the beginning of 2020 and moved
回到密歇根的家. 2022年冬天，她在公开大学注册入学. Courtney says
“I chose Oakland University because the school has great resources for veterans and is
离我住的地方很近，上下班很方便.Courtney说，“我选择了主修。
in CDS Spec Pre- Clinical Professions because being a corpsman opened my eyes to patient
care beyond nursing. 当了医护兵之后，我想逼自己去
medical school to maintain the skills I had acquired while serving in the Navy.”

The Veteran Support Service’s office helped to ensure a smooth transition back into
Courtney的平民生活和学校生活. “退伍军人服务中心帮我完成了转型
再次成为一名学生的美妙. 每个人都非常愿意帮助和协助
有你需要的任何东西. 他们为我提供了很多我没有的资源
意识到自己的存在，这是一次伟大的经历. 

USMC Reservist

我在密歇根州的庞蒂亚克长大.  我就读于庞蒂亚克学校，并于2021年毕业.  Growing up I wanted to be a Navy Seal and became fascinated with America’s military history. I soon grew out of that and never saw myself ever joining the military. 

The summer before college I did not know what I wanted to do with my life; but I needed to find something fast and high paying, right? 经过广泛的研究，我决定成为一名飞行员. 那很酷，但是飞行学校很贵. 所以我要加入空军，学习驾驶飞机. I went to an area recruiting office and sat down with the Air Force. Everything sounded great, and I was ready to move forward with enlisting. But wait, the Marines posters kind of looked cool and inspiring, what about them? The next thing I knew I was walking into the Marine Corps office and sitting down for a chat.

那次谈话让我成为了招募站的一名Poolee成员，从而迈出了加入的第一步.   我能够在韦德H就读十大菠菜台子. 麦克雷激励奖学金计划.  After my first semester I realized college wasn’t keeping me accountable in the ways I was looking for in life; therefore, 我接受了挑战，并在大学第一学期后被派往海军陆战队基础训练(新兵训练营). I graduated a Private First Class with the job of a supply administration specialist.  训练回来后, 我继续在公开大学攻读人力资源开发学士学位，同时在后备队继续我的职业生涯.

Now I am about two and a half years in the Reserves and a Corporal of Marines.  海军陆战队提供了很多学习和成长的机会，如果我没有加入，我就不会有这样的经历.  我即将在开放大学完成大三的学业, and will be going to Officer Candidate School where I plan on commissioning after I graduate. 我很幸运认识了很多新朋友，经历了生活的许多不同方面. I have been to new states such as Indiana and Kentucky through the Reserves, 也有机会和绿色贝雷帽一起训练. 我很兴奋地看到，作为一名海军陆战队军官，我可以带来什么不同，同时也享受着我们称之为生活的旅程.

Army

亚伦在军队服役6年，在美国陆军担任支努干直升机机械师. 他曾驻扎在南卡罗来纳州的杰克逊堡和弗吉尼亚州的尤斯提斯堡接受训练.  When Aaron graduated from training, he received orders to Ansbach, Germany. On Aaron’s off time he would go rock climbing to explore the country. 他在那里驻扎了两年，并参加了奥运会第一个运动攀登项目的奥运会前资格赛.

After Germany, he was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. 在那里，他将在其他飞机上接受广泛的交叉训练，与他的部队一起准备在2017年部署到阿富汗. While in a combat zone that was under constant mortar indirect fire, he attended class by walking an extra hour to access a computer at the USO. After his return, he would attend the Noncommissioned-Officer Academy and later be promoted to sergeant. Before leaving the military he trained and completed a full marathon. 

当亚伦准备离开军队的时候, 他在寻找不同的途径来追求商业生涯. He took classes at Oakland Community College while working to earn his Associate's degree.  亚伦决定在十大菠菜台子获得学士学位，因为那里有很多很棒的退伍军人. 第一学期，他花了很多时间在退伍军人支持服务办公室学习，并与其他退伍军人一起出去玩. 自从进入公开大学以来，他更多地参与了VSS社区，并在那里兼职帮助其他退伍军人学生.

空军国民警卫队:2019年至今

安全部队卫士

Olivia enlisted in the Air National Guard in 2019, while she was a senior in high school. 2020年5月毕业后，她于同年8月被派往圣安东尼奥拉克兰空军基地的BMT, TX. After she completed BMT, she then went to tech school to become a 安全部队卫士. 2021年1月，她从技校毕业, she flew 回到密歇根的家 where she was stationed at Selfridge ANGB. Ever since then she has been serving the state of Michigan as a valuable member. 因为军队，她走遍了世界, 从加拿大到德国, 同时在奥克兰继续深造. 

Olivia always knew she wanted to go to college to gain more knowledge. 她选择十大菠菜台子是因为它的位置离塞尔弗里奇和她的家乡海湾城很近. Furthermore, 她知道俄勒冈州立大学有一个著名的商业项目，于是开始了她的旅程，攻读运营管理理学学士学位，主修供应链. She is still currently earning her degree and will graduate in May of 2025. 

奥利维亚很享受在空军国民警卫队的每一分钟. 这使她能够在平民身份和接受高等教育的同时过着军人生活. 她参军的首要原因是她最好的朋友刚刚参军. 奥利维亚知道她不想为自己长大后没有参军而后悔，所以她决定大胆尝试. Her aunt and uncle had both served previously in the Air National Guard, 也是安全部队的捍卫者, and she knew she would enjoy being grandfathered into the same unit. 

Currently, 奥利维亚在VSS和CLDC办公室担任联络员, helping student veterans transition from their military life to being a college student. 她帮助会员找到理想的工作，并更新他们的简历以吸引雇主的注意. 如果你需要更新你的简历或求职信, 甚至找到一份适合你的实习或工作, contact Olivia at [email protected]. 

United States Army

乔丹知道他想参军，有机会周游世界，体验军队生活.   Therefore, 17岁时，他选择离开传统的高中环境，在短短8个月内完成了他的初中和高中学业.  This allowed him to enlist in February 2019, a month after his 18th birthday.

Jordan chose the Army as it afforded the best schooling and opportunities.  乔丹很高兴能在韩国驻扎15个月, as he was hoping for a country in Asia to try new food and experience the culture.  He was most impressed at how modern their technology is and how clean the country is.  乔丹还在波兰和德国轮流工作了9个月.  再一次，他对尝试新食物感到兴奋!  As a bonus, he was able to learn the history of WWII from the European perspective. 

乔丹服完兵役，于2022年6月退役，并打算获得学士学位.  他选择十大菠菜台子是因为它离家很近，并于2022年秋天开始了他的学术生涯.  乔丹主修人力资源开发(HRD)，在退伍军人支持服务部工作.