by Jessica Scott | Jan 30, 2012 | army officers, company command, leadership, military mom, Rants, Uncategorized
Today has been a ranty mcrantypants day for me. Here’s just one thing that got my blood pressure up. My lieutenants used to laugh at me when I would say it’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove. Except that, sadly, the burden of proof is the...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 12, 2012 | army officers, Iraq, leadership, military mom, moms at war, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom, Writing
I wrote a piece for the New York Times At War blog through Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. I hope you’ll swing over and check it out. http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/author/jessica-scott/
by Jessica Scott | Dec 23, 2011 | books, Fort Hood, Iraq, military mom, moms at war, publishing, Uncategorized
It is the end of the day. All I have to do now is go to sleep and wake up and we’ll be rushing to Fort Hood to pick up my husband from his 4th and final homecoming from Iraq. I have no idea where the day went. We went grocery shopping first thing this morning....
by Jessica Scott | Dec 5, 2011 | army mom, empowering parents, military mom, mommy fail, Rants, Uncategorized, working mom
A couple of nights ago, I had a conversation with my 7 year old daughter. Now, it’s not like the conversation is the thing to remark on. We talk all the time. Most of the time, it’s about why her clothes are in the middle of the floor or…kidding. My...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 21, 2011 | army mom, army officers, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, military mom, moms at war, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war
I was barely born when Vietnam came to an end. I remember being a little girl, and watching news reports about the years following Vietnam but I never really understood why it was important and why we kept hearing about it until much later in life. My daughters will...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 10, 2011 | army mom, military mom, moms at war, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
On Thursday, I went to talk to my 4 year old daughter’s pre-k class about 9/11. I was supposed to be listening to the Signal Regimental Commander talking about micro cyber, but I figured my 4 year old’s pre-k class was a more important place to be. Anyway…...