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Chaplain’s thoughts ... even a fly-over before the Labor
Day Classic on September 5th
The hats I wear against Tuskegee. The second
initiative was to better under-
stand the demographics of our
wing; we are making progress
there as well.
This hat took precedence over the one I wore hat I had not seen in a long time, the hat that Over the last 15 months
for just myself or my marriage. This hat was just for me, the proud-of-myself hat. we have increased our diver-
was heavy on my shoulders. I wore mine for The next morning after my graduation, my sity in the gender and race
everyone else while nobody seemed to wear next hat was delivered. The single-working- demographics. Unfortunately,
theirs for me. mother hat. My husband packed his bags and we aren’t very diverse when
Fast-forward three months, my next hat left his daughter and me behind with a divorce it comes to our more senior
came. My stay-at-home mom hat since I was to be finalized nine days later. ranks and leadership posi-
Shortly after, I got word my daughter and I
on maternity leave. My daughters’ father is
tions. I’m committed to digging
More time for the Pararescue meaning he’s deployed or TDY were moving to Luke AFB on an EFMP medical into the data so we can better
understand our demograph-
move. After a few weeks on station, COVID-19
most of the year but took on extra assign-
ments to avoid wearing his dad hat. That hit and my daughter soon tested positive. She ics throughout all ranks. We
things you love. left me a new mom of a preemie, who had had to be placed on oxygen due to respiratory recently obtained data that
three-plus weekly appointments all two
issues, and I was absent from work for a long
will help us analyze our demo-
hours away.
More time went by and I was back to time. Out came my moral-dilemma hat. If I graphics in each rank in each
was thinking about my daughter, it was hard
squadron. We don’t fully un-
by Senior Airman work. My first day was also my first day of to think about work. If I was thinking about derstand the situation yet but
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we are enlisting the help of a
56th Fighter Wing Chapel
I’ve made more sacrifices than I thought
% We all have hats we wear. Our different pumping every couple hours, and trying my possible, still I wear these hats proudly. A chef, the data and look for positive
best to stay awake. This new hat was my
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