For the last several years, the United States has debated the issue of requiring women to sign up for the selective draft along with their male counterparts. Several dismiss the...
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March 29, 2019
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January 19, 2019
Joining College Students as a Veteran: How Are You Suppose to Feel?
Within a year of separating from active duty Army, I found myself sitting among college students just starting their adult journey, some never even have paid a bill or left...
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December 6, 2018
Starting Work Again After Military Service and Suicide
Warning: I use choice words in this blog post, but I do edit them a little, but it’s pretty clear what I’m using if your kids read this. Also if...
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October 18, 2018
Identifying as a “Female” Veteran
Being labeled a veteran is a choice you have to make; it is not automatic, and I believe the decision is very different for female versus male veterans. I have...
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September 19, 2018
Why I Started Blogging about My Life
Have you ever had that burning deep down inside you to tell your story? Do you have a passion that drives you? Have you ever wanted to help others by...
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September 9, 2018
What It Was Like Watching the First Women Go through Ranger School: Part Three
From the very start of the integration and assessment of women at Ranger School, my biggest hope for the United States was that it would let the other half of...
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September 2, 2018
What It was like Watching the First Women Go through Ranger School: Part Two
When it came to the media coverage of what was actually happening at Ranger School for the female students in the summer of 2015, I was less than impressed. Some...
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August 21, 2018
What It Was Like Watching the First Women Go through Ranger School: Part One
In the fall of 2014, I was given the incredible opportunity to try-out for a position in the Army that was like a dream come true for me. The Army...
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August 14, 2018
Why I Left the Military after Command
I have made a lot of tough decisions in my life, but one of the hardest decisions I have ever made was getting out of the Army after eight years...