From Assimilation to Pathfinder: A Personal Evolution in Advocating for Women’s Issues in a Male-Dominated Field
In my early twenties and incredibly early in my career, I often judged other women in my field, especially if they did not fit the typical aircrew mold. I desperately wanted to fit in as “one of the guys.’ But the truth is, I was in survival mode.
Cognitive Distortions can create imposter syndrome
As a former Air Force pilot, I’ve mastered many obstacles in my career, but the biggest challenge was overcoming impostor syndrome. Despite presenting myself as confident and capable, it took years to overcome feelings of self-doubt.
3 questions Service members should ask before transitioning to the civilian workforce
By Jessica Ruttenber “And then I hit transition, and then it was retirement. I kept asking myself, what do you wanna do, what do you wanna do and then I switched it to Who Do You Want to Be?” RET Navy SEAL Dan Luna According to the Department of Veterans Affairs approximately 200,000 men and…
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- From Assimilation to Pathfinder: A Personal Evolution in Advocating for Women’s Issues in a Male-Dominated Field
- Cognitive Distortions can create imposter syndrome
- 3 questions Service members should ask before transitioning to the civilian workforce
- Finding My Horizon: falling through the cracks of the military mental health care system.
- Trimming the talent; can changes to current facial hair polices help the Air Force with diversity and talent management challenges?
Just a note to say “Great job!” for this site. I was a LTJG in the Navy in 1969 and, even though I was married, I was discharged when my pregnancy was discovered. My husband stayed on in the Navy and eventually retired. I decided to use my benefits for graduate school, after being discharged, and found out that I could not claim my daughter, or my husband, as dependents, even though a man could always claim his wife and children as dependents, whether or not they were dependent on him. Years later that was rectified, and we filed and got back allowances.
The story going around then (don’t know for sure if it was true) was that a CDR in the Navy was discharged when her pregnancy was discovered, even though she planned to, and did, release the baby for adoption. The baby’s father, of course, continued with his Navy career with no problem.
I’m very glad that this has all been rectified but am not surprised that much discrimination remains. I went on and taught high school for almost 40 years and had a union to protect me. Keep fighting, sisters!
This site is blocked on DoD network computers.
I’m so excited to find another military mom-blogger!