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 […]
Category Archives: Military and Motherhood
Becoming a Leader in the Military
Darlene joined the military looking for community but she learned how to be a leader in the military. After her parents died she was on her own and so she looked at the military for community. She ended up joining the Air Force. At Basic Training she was selected to lead the platoon and it […]
Know your goals in the Navy
Darlene had to focus know her goals in the Navy to continue moving forward and have a successful career. She joined the Navy to fly jets. But by the time she graduated she shifted her focus and began a career in Personnel. She fell in love with leadership and it helped drive her career and […]
Serving in Preventative Medicine as a Career in the Army
Sueann learned about the career field of preventative medicine health career field when she joined the Army. And while she could have went into he military as an officer she didn’t know about that path. But once she arrived at her first assignment the Captain she was working for helped her get her direct commission […]
Sharing advice from a military career
In this week’s episode Major General (ret) Peggy Wilmoth shares some advice from a military career spanning 35 and half years. Dr. Wilmoth received her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She also earned a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College, and a Master of Science in Nursing […]
How September 11th Changed Everything
Denise was serving in the Coast Guard during September 11th. She shared how September 11th changed everything. Not only in the military, but also in other aspects of what we now consider normal life. She worked at the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) when it was being stood up and shared all the different challenges they […]
Sharing the stories of female marines
Zarina is working to share more stories of female marines in her new podcast, The Green Logbook Podcast which is focused on sharing the stories of amazing female marines. Zarina is currently serving in the Marine Corps. She is a mom of two, married to a Marine and works as an admin. She also shared […]
Life transitions in the Army
Lacey experience many life transitions while serving in the Army. She was planning to enlist in the Reserves in high school and her mom talked her out of it. And then after one semester of college she left and started working at Lowes. Her friend said she was going to enlist in the Army and […]
Benefits of joining the military
It was the benefits of joining the military that drew Lindsey to the Army. Lindsay Helm is a former Information Technology Specialist in the United States Army. Shortly after leaving the Army, and working in corporate America for companies such as Amazon, Intuit, and the DOD, she realized a gap in education and retention for […]
First Female Command Sergeant Major for the US Army Reserve
Michele S Jones was the first female Command Sergeant Major in the US Army Reserve. I saw Michele speak at the Women Veterans Alliance, Women Veterans Engage event and I knew she would be a great guest for the podcast. She shared highlights from her career starting with the lessons she learned in Basic Training […]
