"We have surpassed 10,000 graduates here at the Army National Guard GED Plus program," Maguire told the 65 graduates and family members attending the ceremony. The program graduated 493 recruits in its initial year and swelled to a current through-put of approximately 3,000 per year. Like many other former high school dropouts, Blackwood didn’t listen to the naysayers of the world who told him he wouldn’t amount to anything or would never make it in the military.Īccording to Maguire, the leadership of the Army National Guard didn’t listen to the naysayers either when they instituted GED Plus in 2006. Then I sat around for two years not knowing what I was going to do with my life. "I dropped out high school to help my ailing mother and provide for my family. "I came from a poor family," Blackwood said. "This is a big achievement for GED Plus."īlackwood had his share of adversity during his adolescence growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "It wasn’t just because I was proud and honored to be the 10,000 graduate, but the fact that I am representing everyone else who has done it too," Blackwood said. Mary Maguire.įor Blackwood, it was one of the first milestones he had ever achieved: Little did he know that his accomplishment would represent all of those who came before him. Corey Blackwood smiled as he shook hands with the official party and received his diploma from GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. The Army National Guard GED Plus program surpassed another milestone Friday as the 10,000th graduate walked across the stage with his GED diploma.
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