My TFOT Experience

My TFOT Experience

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!...
11 Tips for TFOT

11 Tips for TFOT

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...
Book Review: Shoot Like a Girl

Book Review: Shoot Like a Girl

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,...
Book Review: Rules & Tools for Leaders

Book Review: Rules & Tools for Leaders

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....