Show threadJody TSep 27, 2023
@orci I’m sorry but *what* is his military background & what qualifies him as the best judge of what we need? 🤦‍♀️ FTS… The numbers are out there if he cares to do some reading. #ArmyMom #GIBrat https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2021-demographics-report.pdf
Jody TAug 5, 2023

So sad to read this. RIP Soldier. Toujours Prêt #ArmyMom

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/08/03/soldier-killed-after-civilian-vehicle-collided-with-stryker-in-germany

Soldier killed after civilian vehicle collided with Stryker in Germany

1st Lt. Hailey Hodsden was assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany.

Army Times
Jody TMay 11, 2023

Across the South, Confederate base names are being replaced with the names of heroes, men and women who served and sacrificed for the United States of America.

My great-uncles, my grandfather and my son all did their basic training at Fort Benning. My son started his Airborne journey there.

Today it becomes Fort Moore. The name change doesn’t take away *anything* from the generations of soldiers who passed through the front gates, but corrects the error/compromise of naming US military bases after traitors to our country. This #ArmyMom is pleased.

https://www.wrdw.com/2023/05/11/watch-live-fort-benning-being-renamed-fort-moore/

In ceremony, Georgia’s Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore

Fort Benning is officially becoming Fort Moore during a ceremony at Doughboy Stadium.

WRDW-TV/WAGT-TV
Jody TMar 31, 2023
6 Army bases named after Confederate leaders get dates for new names > Virginia National Guard Installation Redesignated Fort Barfoot <As a proud #ArmyMom I’m very happy these renamings are finally occurring and that we are honoring those who fought FOR our country. https://www.axios.com/2023/03/25/fort-hood-new-name-name-fort-cavazos
6 Army bases named after Confederate leaders get dates for new names

Nine U.S. Army bases are being redesignated, shedding names honoring the Confederacy.

Axios
Jody TMar 19, 2023

As a #GIBrat, I grew up with kids who had lost fathers in the Vietnam War. It never gets easier to read these articles, especially now as an #ArmyMom. But these should be required reading for everyone so the individual sacrifices each soldier/sailor/marine/airman makes is remembered & honored. Their families deserve our support.

https://wapo.st/402a8es

The children of troops lost to Iraq War are all grown up

American families shattered by the Iraq War face an enduring sense of absence and the endless quest to understand their parents’ legacies.

The Washington Post
Jody TNov 19, 2022
So intro post (terrible at these, which explains abysmal dating record): Baptized in tech in ‘95. Originally Bay Area based, then at family-owned winery in Modesto, CA (IYKYK) running all sorts of things, the last decade heading up infosec team. Now working for a software company, dedicated to an amazing customer in SF. My side hustle? Chocolatier, w/CFO in Sacramento. Love live music/theatre, #SacramentoKings & will probably die before my beloved #MNVikings win Super Bowl. #ArmyMom #GIBrat