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by Ron Toland
Raleigh Recruiting Battalion
Kristen Long, 20, from Timber Lake, N.C., near Durham, joined the Army today as a Chaplain's Assistant on a 4-year contract.
"I have family in the service and it is a personal choice to improve myself and my quality of life," she said.
She plans to be a career Soldier and use her G.I. Bill to go into medicine as a Nursing Assistant.
"I want to serve my country and serve others in need. I'm really excited and motivated since I've been waiting for so long," she said. "I'm a bit nervous to leave my family, but it is OK," she said.
Long ships out March 1.
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