As I have written before, I was in Air Force ROTC from 2002 – 2005 at The Ohio State University. The first chapter of my book recalls my selection to pilot training, a surprising and devastating discharge because of a minor medical condition, and my eventual commission in the US Navy Reserve in 2009. AsContinue reading “I Just Found My Journal Entries from Basic Officer Training from 2004; Here’s What I Wrote”
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In Basic Officer Training, I Just Couldn’t Shut Up, and It Cost Me an Award and Could Have Cost Me My Future Career
Everyone who knows me would agree I’m an extrovert, as I get my energy from being around and interacting with other people. In basic training, you don’t get that opportunity. Your interactions are limited and controlled, and most of what you say is a response to something from a drill instructor or flight captain. ItContinue reading “In Basic Officer Training, I Just Couldn’t Shut Up, and It Cost Me an Award and Could Have Cost Me My Future Career”
Nine tips for new parents are actually lessons I learned in basic training
After my daughter was born, I didn’t sleep much. I thought to myself, when was the last time I had this little sleep? Basic training, of course. As I thought about it further, there are a lot of comparisons between basic training and being a parent to a newborn or infant. Here are nine tipsContinue reading “Nine tips for new parents are actually lessons I learned in basic training”
