“Not to sound cliché, but I owe almost everything I have to the Navy Reserve,” said Chief Logistics Specialist Alex Lauderdale. “It’s given me the experience to grow my resume and pursue the career and life I want. Interacting with and learning from so many different people gave me the confidence to...

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Zhe Liu was born in Xi’an, China but grew up in the bustling metropolis of Beijing. After her mother married a retired U.S. Air Force firefighter, the family moved to San Diego, where, at the age of 20, Liu would soon follow in her stepfather’s footsteps to become a...

At age 34, Christopher Leas fulfilled a lifetime goal by joining the Navy Reserve. Over his years before the Navy, he has held multiple and diverse careers. Now with 10 years of Navy Reserve Service and as an Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class, Leas said the Reserve has brought each of his...

The duties of a naval officer can involve managing Sailors, ships, aircraft and weapons systems at any given time or all at once. The specialized training officers receive as military leaders requires discipline, toughness and resilience. These are the qualities  Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Grebb routinely...

My husband is a casualty. At 7:45 in the morning of Nov. 16, 2020, after a domestic violence dispute that ended in his arrest, veteran John Meyer committed suicide. My husband became one of the 20 veteran suicides that are estimated to occur everyday, per the Department of Veterans Affairs.   My...