New North Dakota Guard recruits earn stripes for skills
From right to left, North Dakota Recruit Training Battalion members Pvt. Nina Santiago, Pvt. Daniel Bettin and Pvt. Kurt Altenburg apply camouflage face paint during a "stripes-for-skills" event at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo, N.D., April 10, 2010. The North Dakota Army National Guard event is part of a program to offer new soldiers a chance to be promoted based on their basic Army knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp)
New North Dakota Guard recruits earn stripes for skills
From right to left, North Dakota Recruit Training Battalion members Pvt. Nina Santiago, Pvt. Daniel Bettin and Pvt. Kurt Altenburg apply camouflage face paint during a "stripes-for-skills" event at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo, N.D., April 10, 2010. The North Dakota Army National Guard event is part of a program to offer new soldiers a chance to be promoted based on their basic Army knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp)