by Jessica Scott | May 30, 2011 | army officers, deployment, Iraq, Uncategorized, women at war
When I was in Iraq, it finally hit me the true meaning of Memorial Day. It shouldn’t have taken me thirteen years in service to get it, but for whatever reason, it did. Since that Memorial Day, when the chow hall of FOB Marez was decorated with the names of the fallen...
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 | Apr 9, 2011 | army officers, company command, deployment, leadership, Rants, Uncategorized
This post will not blast any elected officials. This post will not talk about Congress or any of my own political opinions. Instead, I’m going to talk about how the potential shutdown that was narrowly averted last night would have impacted my soldiers. As a company...
by Jessica Scott | Mar 28, 2011 | books, Guest Blogger, Iraq, RWA Nationals, Uncategorized, Writing
Today I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Roxanne St Claire to the blog. If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ll know that I have serious Roxanne fan girl issues. She sent me her entire Bullet Catcher’s series in 2009 while I was in...
by Jessica Scott | Mar 7, 2011 | army mom, deployment, military mom, mommy fail, moms at war, Uncategorized, working mom
The weekend started for me at 0200 Saturday morning as I hopped in a vehicle and headed to the Tuscon Airport for my flight back to Fort Hood. After landing in Dallas, I get a phone call from my mom, who’d been watching the girls for me while I had my TDY trip....