women in the military

Is there a difference in men and women's ability in the armed forces and how has masculinity played a role in recruiting men to military service?

Er det en forskjell på menn og kvinners evner i forsvaret og hvordan har maskulinitet spilt en rolle i å rekrutere menn til militørtjeneste?

Retired Air Force Colonel and U2 pilot, Merryl Tengesdal, and I compare notes on our tolerance levels for our male peers’ antics during our military careers in this clip from my interview about her memoir, Shatter the Sky. 

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-Liz Booker

This is a wonderful story - detailing many aspects of a Navy WAVES* (of course from WW2) as told by her granddaughter (Larisa) and also some details from her own diary during that era. You’ll hear about her life before enlisting,  much about her life as a WAVES and nurse serving the Navy, and then  finally some about her adjustments to life after the war. This woman is affectionately known by her family as "GG" - for great-grandmother.  Larisa took GG's diary (in Spring of 2022) and recorded audio excerpts, originally posted to her Twitter site (@history_dame). The complete set is now at this link and I encourage my listeners to tune into this, after hearing this episode.

*Or sometimes seen as "WAV"  for an abbreviation for WAVES, stood for: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service .

Here is the link to History Camp, in which Larisa participates as an enthusiastic volunteer.

At this time, my basic podcast website is at this link - with the full list of all my podcasts. These are available on all podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Google, and more... ). My Instagram site is at this link, where I'll post related images for this episode. (account is: phihpod). If you see the image of "GG" and the two other WAVES's, GG is the lovely, smiling young lady on the right. 

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Female veteran Cat Corchado talks about the struggles women face during and post military service.  Alisa Walters shares IRL resumes and cover letters dos & donts.  And Vanessa & Sue share cyber security tips!

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Producers & Hosts:  Vanessa Alava & Sue Robinson

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Real Veterans with Cat Corchado - Sisters In Service Podcast

Profesh Sesh with Alisa Walters

Audio Producer/Editor: Sam Mclean  

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Technical Director: Mitchell Machado

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Artist: Rachel K. Collier

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Cover Artwork Photo Credit: Alice Moore 

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In the latest episode of Life After the Military, Dr. Stacey Dixon talks about her service in the United States Marine Corps as a Meteorology and Oceanography Officer, her challenging transition after an unforeseen medical retirement, and the passionate and fulfilling work she does in the education field. As the Director, Veterans and Military Program with National Louis University, Dr. Dixon helps student veterans adjust to the campus environment to build and execute their plan for their future. 

Please note: In the episode we talk about Erica being the first woman from the ranks to become a combat diver. Erica was unaware at the time that another woman (Misty Shearer) received her combat diver coin first.  Erica and Misty connected and it was a good news story. We also featured Misty on our podcast! Be sure to check her out. 

Erica Oliver has been in the Canadian forces for over 20 years and tells us that it wasn’t she who chose the military, but rather the military that chose her. Erica joined the regular forces with the sole goal of becoming a combat diver, which took her six years to accomplish….six years, she says, of being told that there was no way she could do it. 

Erica talks about her 4 international deployments including two to Afghanistan, and says the military does an excellent job of preparing its troops for the physical demands of a war zone.  She says the mental demands, however, are almost impossible to prepare for.