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Allied Reconnects with Soldier and Past Student at Yellow Ribbon Event

Monday, October 19, 2009

Allied Schools was honored to receive an invitation to participate in a DoD Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 12, 2009. With more than 1,300 Yellow Ribbon events held annually throughout the U.S., over 133,000 reservists and their families can learn about valuable support services available to them throughout all phases of deployment, such as using TA for online career training programs.

Curtis Gillhouse, a soldier who served in the National Guard for six years as a parachute rigger supporting joint task missions, attended the event as one of Allied's Educational Support Representatives.

"I was happy to see the Family Readiness groups increasing their efforts to provide support to the soldiers, their families and keeping them involved as much as possible," said Gillhouse. "While serving and going through deployments, I have never seen any kind of effort like this to support the soldiers and their families."

A moment that stood out for Gillhouse was his conversation with an LTC who wanted to express his appreciation not only for Allied's participation in the event, but also for touching his life personally as a former student. Allied helped him prepare for his current civilian career with an online contractor course. Now, a few years later, the soldier turned licensed contractor is the boss of his own construction company. The soldier summed up his Allied experience to Gillhouse by stating, "You guys changed my life!"



As a member of the Allied family, Gillhouse is dedicated to sharing his personal experiences with active duty service members. "I personally missed out on all my education benefits and I am very passionate about making sure soldiers do not miss out on them like I did," said Gillhouse. "Allied has great civilian career training programs that can help supplement a Military Families' income. I think it's pretty amazing when you can sell something you believe in. Education."

Labels: Curtis Gillhouse, DOD Yellow Ribbon Event, Military Education, Tuition Assistance

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