![]() If you are considering joining the Air Force as a Developmental Engineer this episode will give you a peek into the early years of what your career might be like. It was also a chance to get out of the office. But the guys she worked with trusted her and brought her along to learn. Not all the officers had the opportunity to go out in the field. They would go out to help troubleshoot problems that the regular mechanics couldn’t figure out. Her favorite part of her military service was when she was able to go out in the field with the civilian crew. But then when she applied through a different program, she was able to leave the service shortly after her son was born. When she decided she wanted to leave the military the first request was rejected as they saw her as too valuable to leave. Even if it included an over-hour commute to make it happen. She and her husband were eventually reunited and able to be stationed together for the rest of her career. They ended up with 3 different wedding dates and picked one to celebrate each year. She married her husband on paper in a story not uncommon to other mil to mil spouses. This meant they were stationed in two locations for their early career. He participated in our design reviews and checked our calculations and oversaw the use of the equipment. From what I could tell, he was in charge of making sure everything worked and that the mission would be a success. Erin met her husband in college but decided before getting married she wanted to see the world. The 62E, I think, (he might have been something else) was a Captain at Kennedy Space Center. Listen to her experience of why she joined the Air Force, military life, and why she left the military behind to be a stay at home mom and military spouse. She earned her commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Program at Embry-Riddle. She left the military shortly after having her first child due the stress of a commute and the challenge of dual military life.Įrin served in the US Air Force on Active Duty from December 2006 through July 2012 as an Air Force Developmental Engineer. HIKIDO, Wright Air Development Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Erin Sears served as an Air Force Developmental Engineer. chief welding engineer, Solar Aircraft Co.
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