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: Veterans Perspective
Sharing military stories through photos
JT Blatty is sharing military stories through photos and writing. She recently published her memoir: Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine. In this interview we highlighted her time in the Army. She attended West Point and graduated in 2000. Going from peace time to war was unexpected experience but it led her to where […]
Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned
Rich Sherman is the author of Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned. In this week’s interview he shared about his experience in the Navy. Joining in 1989 and leaving for Desert Shield shortly after arriving at his first assignment. After serving in the military he left for the business world. And through […]
The Military Opens Doors to the Future
Beth H. Macy talked about how the military opens doors to the future. This was what she experienced. It may not have been open doors in the work translated to a career she was going to pursue. But her mindset shifted after her service in the Navy leading to a full career. She worked in […]
Books for Military Kids
Kimberly is working with her friend Alex to create books for military kids. There are a lot of books for military kids but how Kimberly and Alex’s books are different is that they focus on getting kids excited about the location they will be moving to. Kimberly serve in the Army as a Human Resource […]
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 […]
Serving in Public Affairs
Jen Sardam wanted to serve in the Public Affairs career field, but initially began her career in Radio Communications. She served in both the Army and the Army National Guard. She bounced between the National Guard and active duty and move to a number of different assignments. Her career began in the Radio Communications field […]
As the Women’s Army Corps was ending
As the Women’s Army Corps was ending Lori’s career in the military was starting. She joined the U.S. Army weeks before the Women’s Army Corps disbanded. This led her to switch to the regular Army and while many things didn’t change there was even more resentment towards her through out her career. She served as […]
This Troubled Ground
Les Carroll is the author of This Troubled Ground. He shares his experience in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard on the podcast while also highlighting his book. This Troubled Ground is a novel but is based on many experiences from his own military career with fictional characters added to the story. It is […]
Help with Transitioning of Out of the Military
Crystal is giving back to her community by helping others transitioning out of the military as a speaker and coach at Crystal She Speaks. She spent over 15 years in the military working in both the medical career field and as a recruiter. She shared about her time in the Army, how she ended up […]
