Often when you get career advice in the military it isn’t to follow your interests and passion. But Nancy’s career in the military is marked by her following what she found interesting and then if it didn’t fit trying something new. These choices led her to be a Flight Test Engineer and changed the course […]
The First Six Female Pilots in the Navy
Do you know the story of the first six female pilots in the Navy? This year, the Navy is celebrating 50 years of women being in aviation. And it is exciting to get a chance to read the stories of the women who took a chance to serve as the first women pilots. Beverly Weintraub […]
Veterans Affairs Whistleblower Retaliation
Vanessa shares her story of working at the Department of Veteran Affairs in her new book Veteran Affairs Whistleblower Retaliation. She initially joined the Air Force but when that didn’t work out she joined the Army a few years later. She wanted to work in the nursing field but it wasn’t open so her recruiter […]
Building a safe culture at work
Aleha is working to create a safe culture at work through her company Work Culture Works. She grew up an Army brat and swore she would never join the military. Then after high school graduation her mom said it was time to move out. And the military was the best option and led her to […]
Serving overseas during COVID
Allison spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic deployed on a ship. She discussed the challenges of serving overseas during COVID on her two deployments while serving as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. Allison decided to join the military after doing an 8th grade research project about women during World War II. The […]
Joining the military later in life
Suzanne started looking into joining the military later in life. She was 26 when she joined ROTC and then commissioned two years later the age of 28. Because of this she often became the mother hen of the group and was entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of others. She ended up leaving the […]
The Importance of Advocating for Yourself
A big theme of this episode of Women of the Military podcast is the importance of advocating for yourself. Sometimes it can feel like you don’t have options when you are in but you have more power than you think. Claire joined the Army when she was 22. She was looking for something different and […]
Why did you join the military opens the door
People may think that asking people why did you join the military is a great way to start a podcast interview focusing on the experience of being in the military. And initially I thought of it as an opening question to my interviews. But the thing was I did not know that this one questions […]
The Power of Military Women Stories
This week on Women of the Military podcast we are celebrating the power of military women stories with the release of episode 250! I am so excited to share this episode with you. Five of my amazing past podcast guest were able to join me for this fun conversation. We highlighted the importance of sharing […]
Spacepower Ascendant: The threat of China and how it relates to space
I recently read Spacepower Ascendant by Joshua Carlson. In it, he talks openly about the threat of China and how the U.S.’s current strategy will lead to us losing the war in Space. I think everyone should read or listen (because it is available on audible) this book. I’m excited to dive deeper not only […]
