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...second year at Harvard Business School (HBS), Gildroy can laugh at the obstacles that made her application process a struggle. Luckily, Harvard had no problem deciphering the foreign script, and in 2005 she joined roughly 100 other military veterans at HBS and many more scattered among the other graduate school communities...
...military is no simple prospect. Particularly during a war, student veterans encounter constant reminders of what life was like not long ago. “Especially at the Business School, you sit in your plush surroundings and there really is an overwhelming sense of guilt,” said Gildroy. “At times you question if you should be sitting in the classroom or fighting in Iraq...
...some, including Gildroy herself, that question is answered by necessity. After a certain number of years in active reserve, most military contracts require subsequent years of Independent Ready Reserve. A large percentage of veterans at Harvard are currently at this stage, in which they could potentially be recalled to once again deploy abroad...
Robin M. Kovitz is a Canadian HBS student who learned most of what she knows about the United States military from Gildroy and Stokes. She was with them during the period of uncertainty before recall announcements, and was torn to find out they’d been selected. “My heart just sank,” said Kovitz. “You have respect for their duty to serve their nation, but you think ‘Am I going to see this person again?’ It’s really shocking...
...with a master’s degree or MBA in hand pursue an array of opportunities along with their peers. Some will return to the armed forces, while some will climb the ranks of the corporate ladder. Monterisi will work as a real estate developer in New York City, Gildroy has a job lined up at Goldman Sachs, and Stokes has a spot at Boston Consulting Group...