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- Women of the Military
- Publisher |
- Amanda Huffman
- Media Type |
- audio
- Publication Date |
- Nov 03, 2020
- Episode Duration |
- 00:39:14
Janell was interested in serving in the military and she began her journey to the military through the Civil Air Patrol program. Once she began Civil Air Patrol, she knew she wanted to serve in the military and set her sights on attending a military academy. Initially, she wanted to attend the Air Force Academy, but as she began talking to her senator, she was encouraged to look at all the Academies. As she began looking into other options the Marine Corps grabbed her attention and after attending a summer program at both the AF Academy and the Naval Academy she knew where she wanted to go.
The Naval Academy is a risky way to become a Marine Officer because you don’t find out if you will go into the Marines or the Navy until later on in your military career. If she had wanted to be guaranteed the Marines, she could have done ROTC. But she wanted to attend the Academy and took the risk.
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When she went on active duty she went to school at Quantico and during training injured her knee. This delayed her from graduating and it wasn’t until she was close to the 2-year mark that she completed school and was at her first assignment. Shortly after arriving at her base she was assigned to be part of new deployment that attached women to Marine Infantry units. She was part of the Cultural Support Team and mentioned that if you want to learn more about that experience you can read Ashley’s War.
We also talked about the challenges of being a married to a Marine. She met her husband a few months before deploying and they connected and stayed in contact through both her deployment and his that followed. It has been challenging to work to be stationed together and more challenges came when she gave birth to her son. She said she couldn’t have continued to serve without the help of both her mother in-law and mom. They came out and helped with her son while her husband was deployed and she was working extreme hours.
As her son gets older, she wants to spend more time with him. So, she decided to transition from active duty to the Reserves. At the time of the interview she was in the process of preparing for the transition and was excited about what the next phase of life will bring.
She wanted to share the advice of grow where you are planted. And not in the way of shut up and do what you are told, but as she planned her career opportunities came to her she never expected and they changed the course of her life. She encourages people to be open to taking that next opportunity and to do their best in each life situation they are in. You never know who is watching and what opportunity will happen next.
She has enjoyed her time in the military and encourages women to consider joining. If you want to learn more about the Marine Corps or have question to connect with Janell on LinkedIn and send her a message. You can also contact me if you need help connecting.
Connect with Jenell:
MediumI also volunteer with Beyond the Uniformhttps://beyondtheuniform.org
Resources from Janell:
https://thewarhorse.org/reflections-archives/no-really-how-are-you-doing/https://women.usnagroups.net/2020/03/09/sign-up-for-a-sport-you-suck-at/https://medium.com/@janell.hanf/my-first-steps-toward-afghanistan-followed-a-hand-sketched-map-e2f76f0a460f?sk=1dd5b866f51aa678bdc941e4b613c9e0
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Related Episodes:
Civil Air Patrol to Air Force Episode 31
Serving as an Officer in the Marine Corps – Episode 51
Finding Herself in the Marine Corps – Episode 12
Want to read the whole transcript? of-the-military.simplecast.com/episodes/the-fewer-the-prouder-marine-women/transcript">Click here
Thank you to my Patreon Sponsor Col Level and above:
Kevin Barba
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Resources:
Women of the Military Mentorship Program
Girl's Guide to Military Service available where books are sold.
Janell was interested in serving in the military and she began her journey to the military through the Civil Air Patrol program. Once she began Civil Air Patrol, she knew she wanted to serve in the military and set her sights on attending a military academy. Initially, she wanted to attend the Air Force Academy, but as she began talking to her senator, she was encouraged to look at all the Academies. As she began looking into other options the Marine Corps grabbed her attention and after attending a summer program at both the AF Academy and the Naval Academy she knew where she wanted to go.
The Naval Academy is a risky way to become a Marine Officer because you don’t find out if you will go into the Marines or the Navy until later on in your military career. If she had wanted to be guaranteed the Marines, she could have done ROTC. But she wanted to attend the Academy and took the risk.
*post contains affiliate links
When she went on active duty she went to school at Quantico and during training injured her knee. This delayed her from graduating and it wasn’t until she was close to the 2-year mark that she completed school and was at her first assignment. Shortly after arriving at her base she was assigned to be part of new deployment that attached women to Marine Infantry units. She was part of the Cultural Support Team and mentioned that if you want to learn more about that experience you can read Ashley’s War.
We also talked about the challenges of being a married to a Marine. She met her husband a few months before deploying and they connected and stayed in contact through both her deployment and his that followed. It has been challenging to work to be stationed together and more challenges came when she gave birth to her son. She said she couldn’t have continued to serve without the help of both her mother in-law and mom. They came out and helped with her son while her husband was deployed and she was working extreme hours.
As her son gets older, she wants to spend more time with him. So, she decided to transition from active duty to the Reserves. At the time of the interview she was in the process of preparing for the transition and was excited about what the next phase of life will bring.
She wanted to share the advice of grow where you are planted. And not in the way of shut up and do what you are told, but as she planned her career opportunities came to her she never expected and they changed the course of her life. She encourages people to be open to taking that next opportunity and to do their best in each life situation they are in. You never know who is watching and what opportunity will happen next.
She has enjoyed her time in the military and encourages women to consider joining. If you want to learn more about the Marine Corps or have question to connect with Janell on LinkedIn and send her a message. You can also contact me if you need help connecting.
Connect with Jenell:
MediumI also volunteer with Beyond the Uniformhttps://beyondtheuniform.org
Resources from Janell:
https://thewarhorse.org/reflections-archives/no-really-how-are-you-doing/https://women.usnagroups.net/2020/03/09/sign-up-for-a-sport-you-suck-at/https://medium.com/@janell.hanf/my-first-steps-toward-afghanistan-followed-a-hand-sketched-map-e2f76f0a460f?sk=1dd5b866f51aa678bdc941e4b613c9e0
Mentioned in this episode:
Follow Amanda on Social Media:
Related Episodes:
Civil Air Patrol to Air Force Episode 31
Serving as an Officer in the Marine Corps – Episode 51
Finding Herself in the Marine Corps – Episode 12
Want to read the whole transcript? of-the-military.simplecast.com/episodes/the-fewer-the-prouder-marine-women/transcript">Click here
Thank you to my Patreon Sponsor Col Level and above:
Kevin Barba
Thank you Patreon members for your support. Want early access to episodes, ad-free content, and one on one mentorship advice. Become a Patreon member today!
Resources:
Women of the Military Mentorship Program
Girl's Guide to Military Service available where books are sold.
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