by Emileigh | Jul 2, 2019 | Career & Learning, Leadership
“Winning Through Culture: How Air Force Squadron Commanders Can Set the Conditions That Drive Innovation and Success” John “Lobo” Echols and Matt “Poker” Getty May 2018, 166 pages “It’s been said that people only remember two...
by Emileigh | Jun 1, 2018 | Career & Learning
I’M DONE. I’ve officially graduated Officer Training School and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant! Two months of work, but I’m finally done and Jacob and I are on our way to our first station. We’re SO excited to start real Air Force life!...
by Emileigh | Apr 23, 2018 | Career & Learning
I am proud to say I just graduated TFOT, Total Force Officer Training at the Officer Training School. Watch out Air Force, another butter bar is on the loose! The Officer training school at Maxwell AFB in Alabama is home to two of the Air Force officer commissioning...
by Emileigh | Feb 16, 2018 | Career & Learning
Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front Major Mary Jennings Hegar © 2017, 292 pages I’ve been scanning the suggested reading lists from military leaders and seeing which books are available at my local library,...
by Emileigh | Dec 31, 2017 | Leadership
Rules & Tools for Leaders: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Effective Managing Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith, Ph.D., USAF (Retired) © 1998, 2002, 296 pages Recently, I asked a mentor to recommend some books that he thinks a young future lieutenant would benefit from reading....