From Active Duty to National Guard

From Active Duty to National Guard

Today, I interviewed Dina Farmer. Dina started her career in the Air Force serving on active duty. She left active duty through the Palace Chase program and continued her service from active duty to National Guard. Active Duty to National Guard Dina enlisted into the Air Force in 2005. She joined the military when she […]

Why is life complicated for dual military couples

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 […]

Seeing the World with the Navy

Seeing the World with the Navy

Seeing the World With the Navy – Episode 9 Welcome to Episode 9 of Women of the Military Podcast. In today’s episode, I interviewed Shakeia Kegler. Shakeia joined the Navy in 2011 and was sent to Japan for her first assignment. The day she landed in Japan she learned her ship the USS George Washington […]

Air Force Developmental Engineer

Air Force Developmental Engineer

Erin Sears served as an Air Force Developmental Engineer. She left the military shortly after having her first child due the stress of a commute and the challenge of dual military life. Air Force Developmental Engineer Erin served in the US Air Force on Active Duty from December 2006 through July 2012 as an Air […]

Coming home from a deployment

Coming home from a deployment

Ashley Metesh-McCoy shared her experience in the military and what it was like to coming home from a deployment. She didn’t expect to deploy right after graduating from college but that is what happened. She was young and did not know a lot about the military. Coming home from a deployment Off to Afghanistan Her […]

Gender discrimination in the Military

Gender discrimination in the Military

Welcome to episode six of the Women of the Military Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Amanda Huffman interviews Mandy Snell. Mandy faced gender discrimination in the military due to becoming a single mom early in her career. After graduating from the Naval Academy. She served in the military (10 years on active duty and […]

Staying home from Vietnam

Staying home from Vietnam

This week’s interview is with Vietnam veteran, Janet Appling. Janet was an active-duty Army Officer during the Vietnam War but was never given the chance to deploy overseas. Listen here. Military Service Janet served in the Army during Vietnam. She never deployed overseas but made critical contributions to the change allowing women to be part […]

Female Military Leaders will change the world

Female Military Leaders will change the world

In today’s episode, we talked to one of the Army’s female military leaders, Tiye Young. She is a Charlotte native currently serving in the North Carolina National Guard after serving on active duty in the Army for over six years. She is also a cancer survivor and is about to celebrate her one-year anniversary of […]