The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers

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For Capt. Michael Villahermosa, the Army made him the man he is. "I went from having no college education to being an officer," Villahermosa, a company commander at the service's bomb disposal school, told Military.com. "I have a wife, the kid, the two-car garage, picket fence. ... The Army gave me all of that." Now, Villahermosa, an Afghanistan War veteran, wants to give back to the Army -- and he's using his online influence to do it. Read Next: Navy Pilot Held Prisoner for More than 8 Years