'We have touched on so many important issues, ranging from sexual assault, rape and discrimination. We have talked about the struggle of transitioning, post-traumatic stress disorder, and feeling so alone. And the stories keep coming.' Via WomenYSK
By Amanda Huffman, United States Air Force Veteran – I had a simple idea. I wanted to hear more deployment stories. I had been writing about my deployment experience for years, but when I did a quick google search it was hard to find stories of the men and women who had deployed. Maybe it was an overcrowded space… or maybe I was using the wrong keywords… or maybe I was about to embark on a journey that would change the course of everything I did.
It was a lightbulb moment. I realized the only reason people knew about my military experience was because of my blogging platform or when I was asked to speak and share my story. My deployment didn’t come up in random conversations. No one expected me to be a veteran. And if you added the word combat to veteran, they would have shaken their heads in disbelief. Women were not allowed on the front lines of war.
Military women join the military and sign the same dotted line that they are willing to give up their life in the ultimate sacrifice. And as each woman has been faced with a challenge or ran up to limitation by a rule; they proved themselves not only worthy to meet the mission required, but did it without complaining or making a spectacle. We did what we were asked because we knew that our role was vital to the war.
But my passion drove me forward. I created a google form to give women the opportunity to sign up and I shared it on every platform I could find. And women started signing up. Women started sharing a piece of their military story with me. In October of 2018, I did my first interview for my Women of the Military podcast and by the time I launched the podcast in January of 2019 I had collected over 15 women’s stories. But that was only the beginning.
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