The United States Army’s Intermediate Level Education (ILE), part of the Command and General Staff Officers Course, is a challenging and necessary requirement for field grade officers’ career progression. The workload can be daunting, but for a number of students, including U.S. Army Major Jeevan Bhatta, it is a time that provided opportunities for growth, reflection, and even a reminder of his roots.
Born and raised in Nepal, Bhatta moved to United States in 2006 to attend the University of Alabama. While enrolled, he learned of an initial phase for a Department of Defense healthcare program, offering foreign nationals scholarships for healthcare degrees – and in Bhatta’s case, U.S. citizenship – in exchange for service in...
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with 83rd Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, 510th Regional Support Group, perform a three-repetition maximum deadlift during the Army Combat Fitness Test at Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct 20, 2024. The maximum deadlift is used to assess the muscular strength, flexibility and balance of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Logan Swift)
