Re: “Maine Voices: If students take a gap year, they should find a way to make it count” (May 20):
I spent my gap year(s) fixing missiles for the Strategic Air Command in Michigan. Where did you spend yours?
It might have been a lot more fun learning how to order wine in France, baking bread in Italy or even studying dung beetles in Africa, but those weren’t options I was offered. It was promised that I could get drafted. Well, that narrowed my choices.
But, long story short, I did attend the University of Massachusetts four years after my high school classmates, under a special veterans’ program. Better late than never, as they say.
William R. Laidley
South Portland
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.