Though Senator John McCain is now a politician, he was also a Navy Pilot during the Vietnam War, and endured over 5 horrifying years as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam. I have the[…]
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We’ve Come A Long Way Baby! When I Joined the Navy, Women Couldn’t Go On Combat Ships.
As a woman who has made a career of the military (US Navy), I cannot let this moment pass without recognition. Even without Secretary Panetta’s announcement tomorrow, there were very few jobs a woman in[…]
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Keep Your Head on a Swivel
The first day I stepped foot in US Navy Boot Camp, and in so many situations after that, I have heard the phrase “Situational Awareness”. We are told, “Keep your head on a swivel,” meaning[…]
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How I Got My Pink XD Knit Cap
I love my Springfield XD 45, but for me it did have one flaw, the trigger. Because a 45 is a larger round, I used to think it was loud. (That before I had the[…]
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