● By Michelle Amponsah Abigail Sears worked two jobs in high school to save for college and won a scholarship covering roughly 80% of her undergraduate tuition, but she still found herself saddled with student debt: roughly $20,000 in loans to attend the University of Georgia and an additional $50,000 to pursue her master’s at the London School of Economics. The Brooklyn, New York, native landed a policy adviser job in the UK, then went in search of similar service- oriented work back in the US, but she couldn’t imagine how she’d ever pay off the debt while also reaching other adult milestones. So she joined the Army. …