Topic: Women Veterans

Minding the Ship During a Storm of Poor Leadership
Even with sound decision-making by a capable and loyal team, the wrong leader can make any mission feel doomed.

Why Isn’t Infertility in Military Women a Bigger Conversation?
For female service members, putting off children and career advancement are linked. Yet, research shows that military women are at a higher risk of infertility. What is the Defense Department doing about this dilemma?

Letters From War and Drawing “The Line Between Respect and Caution”
A former Army soldier grapples with an unresolved confessional to her late mother.

“This Is What Closure Feels Like”—the Aftermath of Miscarriage While Your Spouse Is Deployed
A Marine reservist recounts an unexplained loss while her husband is deployed.

Without Birth Control Help, Marines’ Readiness Suffers
Declining access to birth control services and education at boot camp are linked to increased birth rates in the first two years of military service.

‘I Decided to Become the Safe Place that I so Desperately Needed’
A chief petty officer stays in the Navy after she’s sexually assaulted so she can help other women, inspire culture change

The Stories I Share as a Woman Veteran
A former Army photojournalist and combat medic grapples with how much people should know about war.

Losing “Pretty Girl” To “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
An investigation into an air traffic controller’s personal life in the era of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell felt like a rippling current of judgement.

Gay Veteran Sees Racism as a Tougher Fight
All movements must include the fight against racism—and that looks different from other protests.