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Mr. Powers
I'd like to THANK YOU!! My son recently began his military career with the US Army at Fort Benning, GA. Working in a police department I was familiar with the armed forces from the officers experiences that I work with, but I must say, sending my son off to Basic Training was quite daunting to say the least. My sister found your articles on Boot Camp and sent me the link. I found them to be an unbelievable comfort since I found that every letter he sent was almost verbatim with what you had written. I wanted to thank you and enlighten you as to how much you comforted both my husband and I. Your humor, outlook and information helped us beyond words. THANK YOU!!!!! Keep up the great work...I'll be reading.
Pat Stonaker - Mother of PVT Benjamin Stonaker US Army
Hi Pat,
Thank you very much for the kind words. I'm very glad my articles have helped.
And -- thanks to your Son! for volunteering to support our country.
I'll continue writing articles as long as my heart keeps beating.
My Site home is http://usmilitary.about.com
Thanks!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
Expertise
Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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