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To become an officer in the United States military there is a military oath you take. But first you must work hard and complete training and graduate from your university. Many of those who started the journey with me did not finish. It was four years of hard work and commitment. There were many long […]
When you are in the military you go where the military sends you. Even if it isn’t what you want. Even if it is isn’t what you expect. You might have dreams or plans of your own, but ultimately the military will decide where they need you and they have the final say on where the […]
I have a lot of knowledge about Afghanistan. I spent four months training before going to Afghanistan. And I thought that the classroom learning would prepare me for what was in store. I may have had a lot of Afghanistan knowledge, but I quickly learned the classroom and real life are not the same thing. […]
I was stuck on “stuck” for a few days and my husband gave me inspiration for this post. He reminded me of being stuck in New Mexico while he was in Ohio. I guess he missed me. We served mil to mil* for the whole six years I was in. Life is hard on military families, […]
What I learned from military changed my life. I learned so much. Being in the military for six years changed my life and if you add the four years of my college officer training you could say a decade of my life was dedicated to the military. I learned so many things about the world, others and […]
It is Friday again and just like everyday this month I get to write for five minutes on a prompt word. This week’s word is NEW and my theme is military life. So give me a few seconds to pick out what new experience I want to write on because there are a lot. I […]
The view from my Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP*) vehicle is one small windows looking out the back. Sometimes I wonder how did I end up here? How did I end up in the back of this MRAP? This wasn’t the Air Force deployment I had been hoping for. But here I sit and this is […]
So, I wasn’t planning to do another update until after New Zealand. (I got 15 days off about half way through the deployment, I met up with Michael in NZ) But the flight from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Morales Frazier to Bagram Air Field (BAF) was so cool that I just felt I had to […]
Moving on to the next assignment is a requirement when you are in the military. There is no debating on if you should go or where you will end up. There is a dream sheet that you fill out when a move is on the horizon, but that is all it is. A dream of […]
I have decided to be a part of the 31 days of writing, which means writing everyday in October. The theme for me was easy being a military veteran and spouse “31 Days…Military Life.” The topic needed to be broad and narrow. I hope I can share my insights into what being in the military […]
