Table of Contents
Preface vii
Glossary xi
Introduction 1
Part I Welcome to the Military
1 The Battle for Open Service 21
Part II In Their Own Words
2 Serving in Silence 39
Sheri A. Swokowski, Colonel, U.S. Army National Guard, 1970-2004 39
Evan Young, Major, U.S. Army, 1989-2013 46
A. Jordan Blisk, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force, 2011-2015 52
Rachael Evelyn Booth, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy, 1969-1977 59
Danielle "Dani" Butler, Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1976-1998 65
Hanna Tripp, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force, 2009-2013 69
3 Serving with Honor 74
Bree Fram, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force/Space Force, 2003-present 74
Seth Stang, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 2010-present 81
Alexandria Holder, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 2004-present 85
Jamie Hash, Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 2011-present 89
Tyler "Billy" Billiet, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 2013-present 94
Sabrina Bruce, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force/Space Force, 2013-present 102
Sterling J. Crutcher, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force, 2015-present 107
4 Serving with Integrity 113
Sebastian Nemec, Sergeant, U.S. Army National Guard, 2011-present 113
Zaneford Alvarez, Sergeant, US. Army, 2012-present 118
Caroline A. Morrison, Specialist, U.S. Army National Guard, 1999-present 123
Mak Vaden, Warrant Officer 1, U.S. Army National Guard, 2006-present 129
Tucker Duval, Captain, U.S. Army, 2008-2017 132
Nate Hoang, Captain, U.S. Army, 2017-present 137
5 Serving with Commitment 145
Kris Moore, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 2005-present 145
Blake Dremann, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, 2005-present 152
Allison Caputo, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, 1995-present 157
Eve, Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy, 2004-present 164
Molly T. Sackman, Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy, 2006-present 170
Miranda Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, 1989-2019 178
Natalie Seidel, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy, 2012-present 183
Part III Going Forward
6 Serving in the Future 189
Acknowledgments 197
Notes 199
About the Contributors 205
About the Editors 211