{"id":3345,"date":"2025-01-14T16:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2025-01-14T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:36:08","slug":"from-marine-to-utc-grad-how-brad-crush-turned-military-training-into-a-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2025\/01\/14\/from-marine-to-utc-grad-how-brad-crush-turned-military-training-into-a-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"From Marine to UTC grad: How Brad Crush turned military training into a degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recent UTC graduate Brad Crush spent four years in the Marine Corps, which helped set him on the path toward receiving his BA in History this past December.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Brad Crush, left, shakes hands with Chancellor Steve Angle during UTC undergraduate commencement ceremonies. Crush, a member of the U.S. Marines from 2012-2016, received a bachelor\u2019s degree in history. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Recent History graduate Brad Crush spent four years with the Marines, and that provided a springboard for him to pursue college and earn his degree, which he did this past December. His journey from the Marine Corps to receiving his BA was written up by here<\/a> by Charlie Reed. Check out the details of Brad’s time in the military and in college, and what lessons he learned along the way. Congratulations, Brad, on all your accomplishments and best of luck moving forward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recent UTC graduate Brad Crush spent four years in the Marine Corps, which helped set him on the path toward receiving his BA in History this past December.<\/p>\n

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