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Being Stop-Lossed In the Army – Episode 23 Pam never intended on joining the military and ended up doing so after traveling the world backpacking in 2000. She came home with no money and went back to waiting tables. Wanting to get back into college. 9-11 happened and she moved out of Chicago to Portland, […]
Serving Before and After September 11th – Episode 20 Cherron has been a military spouse for 18 years and she is an Air Force veteran. She served in the Air Force for 3.5 years. She was an Information Manager. It was a split role of admin work and IT work. It allowed her to work […]
From Military Spouse to Military Officer -Episode 17 Kattarina joined Army in 2009 she served for 5 and a half years on active duty, before transferring to the Army Reserves. She was in the Reserves for just under 2.5 years, making her total service 7 years and 11 months. She was a Judge Advocate (JAG) […]
Listen to what this military mom learned from her time in ROTC. She is a mom of four children who each joined a different military branch. She shares her story on the Women of the military podcast and in her book, Be safe, Love Mom. Listen here. Post contains affiliate links When you join the […]
From the Navy to the Air Force – Episode 15 Welcome to episode 15 of Women of the Military Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Amanda Huffman interviews Katrina Moon. Listen to find out why she transitioned from the Navy to the Air Force. Listen to the full episode here. Katrina attended the Naval Academy […]
Susan Smith Parrish served in the US Marine Corps on Active Duty and reached the rank of Corporal (E-4). With a long military history in her family she followed her father’s example into the military. He served in the Navy and her three older brothers were served for 20 plus years. At the time of […]
Susie shared her story of how she found herself in the Marines. Being a female marine can be tough, but Susie says sometimes you just know where you need to be. She might have regretted not joining the Air Force but she says she found herself in the Marines. I found Susie through a blog […]
Bonnie shares her story of military service and explains why life is complicated for dual military couples. Bonnie Reeves served on active duty in the Air Force. She reached the rank of Master Sargent (E-7). She worked in Logistics Supply, working on various jobs in supply support ranging from aircraft to vehicles to communications. She […]
In this interview, we talk about Cynthia’s journey to military life and experience as one of the military moms deploying overseas. She joined the military through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. A program she joined just to learn a little more about the military. One of the biggest struggles she had during ROTC was […]
By Lizann Lightfoot Deployments are difficult for everyone. It doesn’t matter how long they are, where they are, or what branch they are with. Every deployment brings its own set of challenges. For the service member who deploys, those challenges are often tangible–physical discomfort, the danger of combat, stress, lack of sleep, and the loneliness […]
