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Two-hundred and fourteen graduates from 33 colleges and universities participated in the 27th annual commencement ceremony held at the Main Post Chapel on Fort Stewart, Nov. 2.
Third Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Lee Quintas was the guest speaker at the event.
Quintas, who holds three masters degrees, expressed the importance of education, paraphrasing William Butler Yeats who once said education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
“Lifelong learning is the bedrock of the Army Continuing Education Center and a critical component of every professional’s commitment to their craft,” Quintas said. “Including members of our professional Army.”
Quintas said adult education in the Armed Forces traced back to 1776 at Valley Forge, when George Washington directed an Army chaplain to teach reading to the wounded troops.
He applauded the efforts of those attending, and the Families and friends of those graduates who supported them in their endeavors.
“Education is essential to developing critical thinkers for tomorrow, especially as we enter an unprecedented age of uncertainty and competition for our nation,” Quintas said. “Our Army is the best in the world because of our ability to thrive in uncertain and hostile environments-- education enables success in this environment.”
The majority of the participants completed degrees with organizations associated with the Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith Army Education Center’s on-post colleges and universities: Webster University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Columbia College and Central Texas College; but also the individuals who completed their degrees this year, away from the local area.
Pam King, the Fort Stewart Directorate of Human Resources education service officer, said the Department of Defense has had a relationship with the above named schools for more than 46 years, with the establishment of the Service Members' Opportunity College in 1972.
King noted this year’s Army Continuing Education System’s college graduation was one of the largest within the Army’s Installation Management Command.
| Date Taken: | 11.01.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2018 08:21 |
| Story ID: | 299198 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GA, US |
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