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On March 19, 2020, the CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring four recently published women veteran authors on their experiences and opinions. Ryan Leigh Dostie, author of Formation: a woman's memoir of stepping out of line; Mary Doyle, author of numerous volumes featuring women who wear combat boots; Kyleanne Hunter, co-editor of Invisible Veterans; and Kaylah Jackson, journalist with ConnectingVets, joined Kayla M. Williams, Director of the CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program, to discuss women's experiences in the military and as veterans.
In this special edition episode, Kaylah Jackson and Scott Lopez discuss Army West Point's bid into the NCAA baseball tournament, starting out with the Lubbock Regional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporters Abbie Bennet and Kaylah Jackson discuss the recent bills in Congress to help veterans access marijuana? And why Congress didn't seem too interested in hearing about women veteran's issues? We also talked with Senator Angus King about his recent trip to Iraq, and what he plans on doing to address the veteran suicide crisis.
Kacie Kelly, Director of the President George W. Bush Center's Military Initiative, talks about how Geroge W Bush Institute programs give vets the help they need. Plus Reporters Libby Howe and Kaylah Jackson share stories about GoFundMe scammers and how AAFES plans to remove politics from the PX.
Veterans Jesse Graham & Ryan Major talk inspiration, motivation, and kick-ass rugby before the Code of Honor Quad Rugby Tournament. Libby Howe reports on the Taliban and Kaylah Jackson tells us how the Navy & Coast Guard tag-teamed for one of the biggest drug busts in history.
After the Army, Michael Rivers went down the dark road of self-destruction. Eventually homeless he said he did more drugs than Keith Richards. After years on skid row, he found new life on a farm. He talked with Kaylah Jackson and Phil Briggs about his rebirth, the Dysfunctional Vets Facebook page he founded and how he helps homeless vets heal. Also, Matt Saintsing explains the recent SCOTUS ruling on Transgender troops and Libby Howe shares an update on the "Shutdown Sh# Show".
Meet the woman who is challenging the entire United States Marine Corps. We talked with former, USMC Lt. Col. Kate Germano about her upcoming book, "Fight Like a Girl". Together with co-author Kelly Kennedy they take you behind the scenes and reveal what it's life is like for a female Marine. Hosts Kaylah Jackson, and Caitlin Kenney.
Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, Louis CK, Charlie Rose and now Matt Lauer. The amount of sexual harassment being exposed is enough to make you question- Are all Men Perverts? Editor Kaylah Jackson, Producer Jake Hughes and Phil Briggs discuss Sexual Harassment from the Veteran perspective.
How did a tense experience on the battlefield inspire Mark Benoit to become the Head Grower for Bright Farms Greenhouse in Virginia? Kaylah Jackson and Phil Briggs spoke with Mark about his journey from the military to world of hydroponic farming. And learn how Veterans can find work in "growing" company.
President Trump resurrected the Kneel/Stand discussion. So we asked some Veterans, an Army Ranger and Hip Hop Morning Radio Hosts, to share their thoughts. What we learned was surprising ... but we were shocked when our colleague Reporter, Kaylah Jackson described what happened at the NFL game she attended on Sunday night.