Elie served as a paratrooper in the US Army from 2008 to 2012. He used
the GI Bill to graduate from UC Berkeley where he majored in English. He
currently works as a writing tutor, a freelance writer, and a bartender, is
completing a novel based on his time in Afghanistan, and is pursuing
graduate school.
Green Berets and Army Rangers are two of the most elite units in the U.S. Army, but they serve very different roles and follow very different career paths.
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Deciding whether or not to join the military is one of the most consequential choices a person can make.
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Army Airborne School is one of the quickest ways to earn a skill badge that actually changes what you can do in the force: jump-qualified soldiers can fill airborne billets, attend certain follow-on schools, and compete for assignments that require … Click Here To Read the rest