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04/11/2023

04/11/2023

04/06/2023

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03/30/2023

Name: SGT Soine
Component: Acrive Duty
MOS: 13B Cannon Crewmember

Me and the other female, are the first females to get e5 in my unit. We are 13Bs and worked hard to get there.
Im SGT Soine, i enlisted in 2017, i decided to become a 13B, cannon crewmember, which means i shoot artillery. I had someone shake my hand and say i was the first female 13B shes ever met. Once i got to my unit, i was the second female 13B to ever be there. I was the first one to be pregnant, first female assistant gunner, and many other firsts. And my latest accomplishment is becoming an e5. There were no female NCOs in my unit until we got promoted together.

03/29/2023

Name: SGT Beauchamp
Component: Active Duty
MOS: 74D CBRN Specialist

I'm SGT Beauchamp and I joined as a 74D in 2019 at 34 years old. I joined mostly for the health insurance, stable pay, and GI bill (that I'm giving to my kid.) I'm Active Duty. I lost 75 pounds in the 6 months prior to joining in order to be able to join (from 238 to 163.) I came in as a SPC (due to coming in with a Master's Degree.) I spent a little over 2 years at Ft Campbell with 6-101 CAB. I went on a training rotation with them to Germany during the peak of COVID. I promoted to SGT after that. (The photo is from my promotion ceremony.) I've been with 1-87 IN, 10th MTN DIV for a year and a half. I've spent most of that deployed to Kuwait and Iraq. January was a good month for me: I hit 4 years TIS, got my P status (for E6), and took an ACFT (raised my score from 493 to 541 in 6 months.) Looking forward to doing a full 20 years.

03/29/2023

Name: SFC Hatfield
Component: National Guard
MOS: 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic

I'm SFC Nicole Hatfield. I joined partly just to serve, partly for family tradition, and partly for college money, but it turned into an amazing career opportunity. I just celebrated 20 years in the National Guard in December. I've been a 91B (formerly 63B) my entire career. I became a Federal Technician almost 13 years ago, and have served in, at least a temporary capacity, every position in an FMS (field maintenance shop). This past October, as a SFC when it's *typically* a Warrant Officer position, I became the Shop Supervisor of my own FMS. I've deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, done a 3 week training rotation at Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern in Germany, and earned a double Associate's Degree in Automotive and Diesel Technology and a Bachelor's of Science in Specialized Studies (basically, automotive business management) through the military. I am happily married with 3 kids on a cattle/pig/chicken farm, and all of those kids happened while in the military. Actually, I may or may not have graduated ALC and improved my PT score while pregnant with the middle child. 😉 I exclusively pumped for that child for a year. Thanks to updated regulations, I pumped and breastfed for my youngest for 16 months, and donated 936 ounces to 4 people during the formula shortage, 2 of which were Soldiers in my platoon, and was submitted for the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. In the next couple of years, my plan is to drop my Warrant Officer packet, thereby becoming the first female Maintenance Warrant Officer in my state that I'm aware of. No one seems to be able to tell me if there's been anyone before me. My dad is a retired E7 and Federal Technician, my uncle is a retired CW3 and Federal Technician, I have dozens of other family who have served or are currently serving, and every November, my dad, uncle, siblings and cousins perform the Color guard duties for the Christmas parade in the town where I was born.

03/29/2023

Name: SSG Graham
Component: Active Duty
MOS: 79R Recruiter

My name is SSG Graham. I am a native of Jamaica. I joined the army 9 yrs ago to get work experience. The army gave me US citizenship, a MA in legal studies and I have used the benefits from the VA to acquire several real estates. I am currently a 79R in New Jersey, where I am changing lives everyday but most importantly I am the mommy of the smartest and most resilient 4yrs old I know and the wife of a great soldier.

03/28/2023

Name: CPT Worsley
Component: Active Duty
MOS: 73A Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I’m CPT Michelle Worsley and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (73A). A lot of people don’t realize this MOS exists in the Army (even my own recruiter didn’t.) I commissioned in my mid 30s as a single mother after being a civilian therapist for the Army and realizing how great the need was and still is. The Army paid off all of my student loans I accumulated and I was able to finish up my licensing requirements as a commissioned officer. I’ve worked in hospital settings as well as within Special Operations. I’ve graduated from Airborne School and also SERE-C High Risk, which is not common for my MOS. Currently, the Army is paying me to attend the only accredited postgraduate Social Work Fellowship program in the entire United States. Commissioning has been one of the best decisions of my life. I’ve been in for 5 years and I plan to ride this train for as long as I can!

03/28/2023

Name: COL (Retired) Dawn Flynn
Component: Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard
MOS:

COL (Ret x 2) Dawn Flynn, Army Nurse, served in all 3 components. Commissioned through ROTC thanks to a 4-year ROTC scholarship. AC x 11 years, NG x 2 years, RC x 15 (AGR/mob 13), Retiree recall to active duty ISO the Army’s Pandemic response for 14 months at Madigan AMC.

As reports of COVID-19 cases spread and it was approaching pandemic levels, retired Army Col. Dawn Flynn figured it was only a matter of time before select retirees were called back to service.

03/28/2023

Name: Erika Dent
Component: Army Reserve
MOS: 88M Motor Transport Operator

My name is Erika Dent. I’m originally from El Salvador… I enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2015 (28 years old) as an SPC/88M. I am currently in flight school to become a Blackhawk pilot for the Army. I joined to “give back” to this amazing country that has provided so many opportunities to me that I would have never had in El Salvador. Among other things, the Army has taught me so many things about myself, and provided me with more opportunities that I never thought I could accomplish (i.e. being a helicopter pilot and a mom to a 3-year old).