by Jessica Scott | Jan 21, 2012 | army officers, books, company command, Fort Hood, newbie author, random, RWA Nationals, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
Army Life I reported to my new unit this week. It wasn’t a major move or anything, I just walked upstairs to the new battalion. But it’s interesting because my mental shift hasn’t occurred yet and it really needs to. Us is not my new unit. Them is my old unit, not the...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 7, 2012 | army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, Rants, Uncategorized
All the talk in the media lately about Soldiers and PTSD got me thinking about why the media is so quick to jump in and find any link to deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan as an excuse for criminal behavior. Alex Horton wrote this fantastic piece on what...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 4, 2012 | army officers, company command, deployment, leadership, Predeployment, random, Rants, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war
Folks, I’m a fan of Support Our Troops. I am truly grateful that the nation has supported soldiers and our military brethren despite opposing the war. That is a good thing, a thing that our brothers and sisters who fought in the Vietnam War worked tirelessly to...
by Jessica Scott | Dec 31, 2011 | army mom, army officers, books, company command, publishing, random, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
So this year has been somewhat amazing, all things considered. Starting with the coolest news first, my husband came home from Iraq on Christmas Eve and was interviewed by Angela Brown from the Associated Press. You can read the variations of the article on...
by Jessica Scott | Dec 15, 2011 | company command, deployment, Iraq, leadership, redeployment, Uncategorized, women at war
The colors have been cased in Iraq. The mission is almost over. The last troopers are heading home in a few days time to please Lord, make it home for Christmas. This Christmas, regardless of whether my husband makes it home for the actual day or not, will be extra...
by Jessica Scott | Dec 13, 2011 | army officers, company command, deployment, Iraq, leadership, Uncategorized
This post has been sitting for a long time, primarily because it has been missing key pieces for me, personally. Being post command and getting ready to move into my second command, I’m looking hard at the choices I made, the leaders I developed and more, the...