SPC Peterson & His Mother

Scott and Lisa talk about the balance of life as a Soldier and a student in the Army Reserve.

Scott: For part of the month, I'm civilian; most of the month, I'm civilian; and most of the year, I'm civilian. And then I put on my uniform and am a Soldier, and take on all the duty and responsibility that that entails. Instructing other Soldiers and then going home and going to school, and being instructed, it's really exciting, you know, you can apply things you learned in school, and you can test them out here. It's a great opportunity to kinda test your leadership abilities and skills. My military occupational specialty, my MOS, is 21 Echo, which is a heavy construction equipment operator. What we do is we build roads, and that's very important to the Army's mission. We really need clear lanes of movement.

Scott: Most of the people I have class with, most of the people I run into at school or anywhere else, are really supportive. You know, I've found out now that there is definitely a balance between the two.