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 […] The post Sharing military stories through photos appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

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 post Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

Alex is the second half of Hello Home Books. I had Kim on two episodes ago in episode 300 to share her story of military service and a little about Hello Home Books. This week I get to share Alex’s story of service. Alex also worked in Human Resources (S1) career field like Kim and […] The post Hello Home Books appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

Chef Robert Irvine took his service experience in the Royal Navy and is giving back after service. Robert Irvine is a world-class chef and entrepreneur, and a tireless philanthropic supporter of our nation’s military. Robert Irvine joined the Royal Navy at 15 and served as a chef. His passion for food has continued through out his […] The post Giving back after service appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

Dr. Sue Subocz shares how using the military education benefits she earned, enhanced her life and gave her opportunities after her career in the military ended. Sue served in the Coast Guard for 13 years and then served in the Coast Guard Reserve for another 13 years. She worked as a Civil Engineer on active […] The post Using Your Military Education Benefits appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

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 […] The post The Military Opens Doors to the Future appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

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 […] The post Books for Military Kids appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

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 […] The post Becoming a Leader in the Military appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

Naomi Connnelly’s story of paving the way for women serving as the first woman in Field Artillery as a Fire Finder Radar Operator and Maintainer in not only the Army National Guard, but the Army. Field Artillery is part of combat arms and didn’t open to women until 2015. But before 2015 there were some […] The post First woman in Field Artillery appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more

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 […] The post Serving in Public Affairs appeared first on Airman to Mom ..read more