Leaving the military was the easy choice on paper. My husband’s and my career fields made it hard to be stationed together. I would likely have to deploy soon after my son was born. Other miscellaneous travel was to be expected. Just to name a few of the reasons. The list continued on… It was […]
One of the most common questions people ask me when they find out I served in the military is why did you leave? Why didn’t you stay until retirement? And while the retirement package is desirable. There is a lot of hard work and sacrifice required to get to that point. Military members who are […]
Sometimes I feel as though I am making a choice between my children and my life. I feel pulled in two very different directions that makes me feel as if I take care of one I’m neglecting the other. I’m trying to find balance in life, but it is so hard. Before I became a […]
When I joined the military I was just a normal girl. There wasn’t anything special about me. I had the same fears about the military everyone else has, but I had a desire to serve my country. To be something more, but I wasn’t actually sure I could do it. But I am a doer […]
Please don’t thank me for my military service today. You see, today is Memorial Day. Today is a day to honor the fallen. The ones who signed up to serve and never made it home. They could have died in a training accident, a failed mission or fighting for our freedom in distant lands. Today […]
When I was in the military I was part of the military spouse community. I enjoyed spending time with my friends who were military spouses, but I didn’t quite understand what they were going. Then I left the military and my military spouse perspective shifted. The military spouse community is a pretty unique group. They […]
I am a military spouse, but I also served in the Air Force for six years. I was a military spouse then too, but life was a little bit different. I had many lessons learned from military life. I still sometimes feel like I am in a strange bubble. A military spouse who knows too […]
There was a lot I needed to learn before I decided to join the military. Before I joined the Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) in college the only thing I knew about the military was that there was one. I didn’t know branches, certainly didn’t know ranks and had a lot to learn. And I […]
How to Successfully Transition from Military Active Duty to Entrepreneurship Jenny Hale, The Military Social Media Guru Some of the best and brightest business owners I have met are military veterans. I learned this first-hand as a consultant. And I continue to see the pattern of success repeat again and again the more I meet […]
There is a debate going on about whether military spouses should say, “I serve too.” Depending on whether you are a military spouse or a military service member can determine your perspective on the answer. As both a military spouse and a veteran, I know both worlds well. Do military spouses serve in the military? […]
I am a former Air Force officer who has transitioned to being a stay at home mom and Air Force wife. My husband and I have lived in New Mexico and Ohio and now California. I left the military in 2013.
Here on my blog I share stories incorporating life experience from veteran/milspouse/motherhood perspective while occasionally throwing in my past letters home from my Afghanistan deployment.
My goal is to inspire others on their life journey and hopeful find some encouragement along the way I help military leaders transition into mom life so they can thrive.
