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One of the most popular questions I received when I was in the military was why did you decide to join the Air Force? My answer always was kind of fuzzy and unclear. I could easily say 9/11 because even though I did not sign up till almost two years after that event I always […]
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 end up commissioning. Our class of 22 was cut down to nine by the […]
When you are in the military you go where the military sends you. Even if it isn’t what you want. Even if it 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 military […]
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. […]
When we served we were both on active duty for the whole six years I was in, also known as dual military couple. When I left the military, my husband continued to serve. I learned all about the challenges of being a military spouse. Life is hard on military families, especially when both husband and […]
What I learned from the 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. What I learned from the military could be written […]
It is Friday again and just like every day 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. […]
The view from my Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP*) vehicle is one small window 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 it is a dream sheet. It is the […]
