Women have been breaking barriers for the next generation of military women for decades. But have you ever thought about how the older generation feels about the younger generation who has taken up the call to serve and continued to break barriers and make change for women? “I’m so proud of all of you!” Those […]
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Leading the VFW
Carol Whitmore is the Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). She is the first woman leading the VFW. Carol served in the Army from 1977 to 2013 starting in Communications and switching to the medical field ending her career as a nurse. She shared her experience of serving in the military along with […]
Helping Women After Military Service
Marina continue to help women after military service through her non profit Military Women’s Collective. Marina served in the Navy for 24 years. She wanted to use her foreign language skills but ended up as a sonar technician. Her career began in 1997 and ended during COVID. We talked about the ups and downs through […]
Emotions of Leaving the Military
Theresa has been very open about the emotions she has been experience as the day comes to her leaving the military. I thought it was a great time to sit down and talk to her about what she is feeling a few months before leaving the military behind. She also shared some of the resources […]
A Diverse Career in the Air Force
Jaime joined the Air Force to see the world, but instead of going to Japan like her original orders said she ended up in Texas. She had a diverse career in the Air Force and as a military spouse. She worked in the what was then known as the information management but had experiences outside […]
Veterans and Mental Health
With May being Mental Health Awareness month I wanted to do a podcast episode highlighting Veterans and Mental Health. What better way to do that than have an open discussion about mental health with a mental health advocate and veteran. So I brought back Tab Bartley to the show. She was a guest on episode […]
Taking Data to Help Veterans – IVMF
The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is passionate about taking data to help veterans after the transition out of the military. Barb Carson is the Managing Director, Programs and Services at IVMF, Syracuse University. She is also an Air Force veteran who worked in multiple career field, but ended her career working […]
A conversation with JoAnne Bass
I’m excited to welcome JoAnne Bass on Woman of the Military podcast. She recently retired from the Air Force and was the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force. She is the first woman to hold the position and has worked to improve the lives of Airmen. In this interview we will discuss […]
Sharing military stories through photos
JT Blatty is sharing military stories through photos and writing. She recently published her memoir: Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine. In this interview we highlighted her time in the Army. She attended West Point and graduated in 2000. Going from peace time to war was unexpected experience but it led her to where […]
Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned
Rich Sherman is the author of Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned. In this week’s interview he shared about his experience in the Navy. Joining in 1989 and leaving for Desert Shield shortly after arriving at his first assignment. After serving in the military he left for the business world. And through […]
