Atchison Alternative School
November 20, 2015
Military - Is It For Me????
A career in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or National Guard. You can join the military at any time after you turn 18. You can join the military right out of high school or you can choose to join after college or university.
This is for you if you thrive in a strict and structured environment, like helping people, have a sense of adventure and want to travel. Military life is not for everyone.
Military service often puts you in high-risk situations and your life is often in danger even if you are not in a war zone. Depending on what type of service you choose even training can carry life-or-limb risks. Also, it is common for military service people to engage in peacekeeping missions that are anything but peaceful.
Whether you are deployed to a recognized war zone like the Middle East or are sent on a peacekeeping mission a military career carries unusual risks. It also has incredible benefits. You get to see the world because military life involves travel. You get to see places in the world that many people do not ever get to see and in ways that most people can not imagine. You get to help people in some of the most crisis-laden places on earth.
You also get to learn crazy-fun skills that can not be learned anywhere else without you having to pay for it like; skydiving, scuba diving, piloting aircraft, driving heavy armored equipment, target shooting, to name a few. You don’t just work in the military, it is a way of life. As the commercials state, it really is the toughest job you will ever love.
Like public service, a military career is not for the faint of heart. In many ways service men and women are the police of the world. You put your life at risk when you are sent on deployment and depending on the type of military career you pursue your life can be put on the line during training as well. You will see some incredible things and there is a very real chance that you will see some terrible things as well. A military career is not an easy one on body, mind or soul.
Jey Lewis
Michaela Sullivan
Matthew Carpenter
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Initiation and Installation Ceremony
Weekly Happenings
Sat Nov 21
All day
Pleasant Hill Show Choir Clinic
9:00am – 10:00am
AMS WR @ ACCMS Invitational - Effingham Middle School, 607 8th Street, Effingham, KS 66023, United States
Mon Nov 23
3:00pm – 4:00pm
AHS Winter Sports Pictures
4:00pm – 5:00pm
AMS GB 7-8A vs. Patton - Atchison Middle School, 301 North 5th Street, Atchison, KS 66002, United States
Wed Nov 25
All day
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Thu Nov 26
All day
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Fri Nov 27
All day
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
What's For Lunch
Monday November 23 Chicken Pattie, Whole Grain Bun, Tomato, Lettuce, Onion Baked Beans, Grapes
Tuesday November 24th Pizza Vegetable Choices Fruit Choices
Atchison Alternative School
Vision
Building successful futures - every student, every day.
Mission
The mission of Atchison Public Schools shall be to identify and remove all barriers to promote equal
opportunities for success by all students.
Email: gmartin@usd409.net
Website: http://www.usd409.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=1026&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-40483
Location: 215 N 8th St, Atchison, KS,
Phone: (913)360-6540
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