This week a very special guest joins us! COL (R ) Mary Forbes, Johanna’s mom, joins us this week to talk about her 26 year long career in the Army and her lifelong commitment of service. She shares challenges and victories with candor and humor as she reflects on the things that taxed and toughened her. She highlights how the support of her leaders set the conditions she needed to be successful. She also spends time talking about life after the uniform, providing essential information about supporting our veterans. She offers a new tool for our tool kit when we face sexism and unprofessional  behavior – keep it simple, know your worth, and hold your ground. Join us this week for stories from an “Old Grad” that resonate across the years. Find Mary Forbes’ oral history at West Point Center for Oral History https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/taxed-and-toughened-achieving-balance-in-a-dual-military-familyGlossary:ADA: Air defense artillery TOC: Tactical operations center Title 10 - Regular Army Title 32 - National Guard