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Assistance for students in the military

May 9, 2019 Trojan Living

Chris Wallace photo Military students and dependents can study, print, and receive advice and assistance at Troy for Troops in the Trojan Center. Chris Wallace If you are military-affiliated and attend Troy University, there is an organization to help you. Troy for Troops helps veterans, active-duty personnel and dependents adjust to college life. The Trojan Center houses Troy for Troops at the Troy campus, but it is also located at other Alabama campuses of Troy University. The organization is expanding in Alabama, as well as into Georgia and Florida.…

Military students find balance

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Trojan Living

Logan Wetzel Contributor While many students spent their summers working part-time or visiting the beach, students in the military had a much different agenda. When Lance Cpl. Jack LaBrant, freshman business marketing major from Troy, completed Marine Corps boot camp on March 31, he had two priorities on his mind: going to job school at Camp Pendleton in California and attending Troy University. “The Reserves are about balancing a civilian life and a military life,” said the Marine lance corporal reservist. “If I were active duty, this would be my…

Troy for Troops to host ‘The Drop’

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 News

Abby Taylor Staff Writer Troy for Troops will be hosting two fundraisers to support veterans and their families at Troy leading up to the military appreciation football game on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Ruck-A-Thon will be held Friday, Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m. It is a three-hour relay race in which teams of five men or women will be carrying 30 pound rucks on their backs. “This is an event that raises money for community related veteran’s service organizations, as well as this year, raising money for the Troy for…