by Jessica Scott | Aug 23, 2011 | army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, leadership, Uncategorized
There are literally dozens of jobs that one takes on when one takes the guidon. I’m writing a book about company command when I’m done with this whole experience and it’s going to talk about all the bat shit crazy things you will see or hear while in command. I’ll...
by Jessica Scott | Jul 20, 2011 | army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, leadership, Uncategorized, women at war
I’m struggling tonight. I’m struggling to take almost 4 years as an officer and 12 years as a NCO and merge the two. My life in the army is divided into 3 parts: Junior enlisted Jess (less than 2 years), Sergeant Jess (over 10) and Officer Jess. I would argue that...
by Jessica Scott | May 5, 2011 | army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, Uncategorized
So two days ago, I received word that a good friend of mine died last year in Iraq. The news hit me square in the heart and I was instantly just wrecked. I emailed back and forth with a mutual friend because he was the one who told me. I’m not sure who took it worse....
by Jessica Scott | May 2, 2011 | Fort Hood, Iraq, Uncategorized
I heard it on Twitter first. At 2125, I was plugged into the sudden announcement by the president. So I got up and turned the tv on. Given that military forces upgraded the threat con level yesterday, I figured this was what it would be about. For Bin Laden to be...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 14, 2011 | books, company command, Fort Hood, moms at war, Predeployment, Uncategorized, women at war, Writing
One of the cool things that happened for me at RWA 10 this year in Orland was the opportunity to attend multiple publisher’s parties, courtesy of my agent. At NAL, I met Ellen Edwards, who sent me a review copy of Siobhan Fallon’s You Know When the Men are Gone. The...
by Jessica Scott | Jan 13, 2011 | army mom, army officers, company command, deployment, Fort Hood, Iraq, leadership, military mom, Predeployment, Uncategorized, working mom
It’s getting closer. The thought of my husband deploying again and knowing I’m stuck back here, waiting for the phone calls and the emails is slowly but surely eating away at me. It keeps me up at night, it affects the entire house. It’s like a giant...