When You Don’t End Up in the Career Field You Planned On – Episode 31 Vanessa served as an Aircraft Maintenance officer, both in the back shop and the flight line. She deployed to Afghanistan in the summer of 2013 after being married for a month. Her husband was not in the military. She still […]
Life is What You Make It
Welcome to today’s episode of Women of the Military today’s guest is Kelly Rodriguez. K Kelly is a Retired Army veteran who served for 21 years. She is an Army spouse, Army Mom, grandmother and special assistant for Global World On Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial Foundation. She joined the military straight out of high school. She […]
Before Women Could Be Fighter Pilots
Let me tell you a story about Grace Tiscareno-Sato. Grace served in Air Force in the 1990s before women could fly in fighter jets. Even though she graduated as the third person in her class and F-15s were available her sex made it so she couldn’t pick the plane she wanted to fly. Grace served […]
Leading from the Front
Leading from the Front – Episode 28, Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado. Ashley is a 25-year-old Army veteran and owner of GuideOn Education Consulting LLC. She is also a legionnaire, and a National Guard reservist, and competing to be Ms. Veteran America in order to give back to more veterans. She discusses her experiences in the military. Ashley originally […]
From the Navy to Entrepreneurship
From the Navy to Entrepreneurship Welcome to Episode 27 of the Women of the Military Podcast. Our guest this week is Natalie Olivero. Natalie Olivero served in the Navy for 4 years. For the past ten years, she has been working on perfecting the recruitment process. It’s pretty simple when you break it all down. […]
Surviving Military Sexual Trauma in the Navy
Episode 26: Surviving Military Sexual Trauma in the Navy Welcome to today’s episode of the Women of the Military Podcast. Today’s guest is Linsey Daley. Linsey joined the Navy in 2004 on a green card in order to see America and travel more. She served 14 years on active duty as a Hospital Corpsman for […]
Women’s Health Practitioner in the Military
Women’s Health Practitioner in the Military – Episode 25 Welcome to Episode 25 of the Women of the Military Podcast. This week’s guest is Elis Salamone. Elis was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is the oldest of 3 girls that was raised by a single mother. At 18, she […]
From Military Spouse to Active Duty and Back Again
From Military Spouse to Active Duty and Back Again -Episode 24 Alana served in the US Air Force for 4 Years, she started out her military journey as a spouse and then joined active duty years later. She served in the medical field while in the military and got out to start a family. Her […]
It is more than a day for a BBQ
While Memorial Day isn’t about Veterans or people who are currently serving attacking those who are reminded of our service on Memorial and thank us for what we have done or are currently doing is also the purpose of Memorial Day and had I died in Afghanistan I know I wouldn’t have minded if someone […]
Being Stop-Lossed in the Army
Being Stop-Lossed In the Army – Episode 23 Pam never intended on joining the military and ended up doing so after traveling the world backpacking in 2000. She came home with no money and went back to waiting tables. Wanting to get back into college. 9-11 happened and she moved out of Chicago to Portland, […]
