My middle sister sounds a lot like your brother and did the same! She was in the corps from ‘05 to ‘08. Got a HS diploma and she reflects back on her time very very fondly.
Edit: also from the Oregon area.
Edit: also from the Oregon area.
He also looks back on it fondly, and fairly commonly throws out new experiences he got while he was there. Recently he revealed he used to volunteer at the Troutdale Library because there was a van that could take them from Springdale over there!