Coming Out: Muted Reflections
By Brynn Tannehill
Despite leaving the Navy twoyears ago, my life still revolves around the military. I work with my adopted Air Force brothers and sisters, and my involvement with OutServe keeps me in touch with a wide variety of people from different branches. Some are enlisted, some are officers, and they come from many different career fields.
In an online discussion, the topic of what we all loved about our jobs came up, and I couldn’t help but reminisce about the almost Zen-like feeling of a good day flying the helo. Others chimed in, and it wasn’t hard to see the pride, passion, and dedication everyone found in what they did and who they worked with. What they wrote put me right there in the moment, and helped me see why they love being a part the profession of arms. My spouse suggested I share these stories in my blog, and I agreed others should hear them. Some are funny. Some are about camaraderie. Some are about being good at what you do. They all make you proud to have such dedicated Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, and Marines out there “standing on the wall.”
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10-11-12
