We talk a lot about empowering veterans as they leave the military and join the workforce. But maybe we are messing up in the way we are working to do this. The truth is as veterans, we have unique skills and experience that give us power when it comes to finding a job. But we […]
Category Archives: Military Life
Looking back at military service
10 years ago, yesterday was my final day as a service member. Today, I’m looking back at military service. For me, leaving the military was not an easy decision. Deep down I knew it was the right choice for my family. But at the time it felt like a huge sacrifice to walk away from […]
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 […]
VA Health Care and VA Disability
What do you know about the Veterans Administration (VA) related to VA Health Care and VA Disability? This week we are turning the tables and instead of me (Amanda) being the interviewer I have asked my friend and fellow veteran, Trish Alegre-Smith to interview me to talk about VA health care and VA disability. I […]
Traveling all over the world with the Navy
It was Suzanna’s wanderlust that led her to the Navy and she is still traveling all over the world with the Navy. She attended the Naval Academy and graduated in 1998 and worked as Surface Warfare Officer and was in the process of switching career fields when September 11th. Her career in Public Affairs started […]
The Fine Art of Camouflage
When I found out Lauren, author of The Fine Art of Camouflage, had served on a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan I was intrigued. I served on a PRT in Afghanistan. And I didn’t know anyone personally who had deployed on a PRT besides the people I met on my own deployment. Sometimes you wonder […]
The Challenge of Deployment
Lauren Kay shared the challenge of deployment in her memoir The Fine Art of Camouflage. Lauren’s decision to join the military was inspired by her moms service during Desert Storm and the events of September 11th. Those two things led her to look into the military and she ended up gaining her commission through the […]
Mental Health Journey: Taking the first step
As I spoke the words on how to get started in her mental health journey I watched her eyes grow wide in terror. It stopped me mid sentence. Had what I said been really terrifying? I had just recommended she reach out to Cohen Veterans Network to utilize their free counseling services for post 9/11 […]
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 […]
Serving as an military hydrographer in the Navy
Did you know you could serve as an military hydrographer in the Navy? I really enjoyed hearing about Alicia’s experience in the Navy and a career field I had never heard about. She attended the Naval Academy and then went to get her masters at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey. After graduation she […]
