Are you curious what it is like serving as a military psychologist in operational settings? Wondering what is life like as an active duty psychologist? In our inaugural episode, we learn just that from retired (Col) Dr. Mark Staal. Dr. Staal has worked as licensed psychologist for 25 years, serving 20+ years as an active-duty military psychologist with the US Air Force and is an expert in the field of operational psychological, ethics, and the psychological science pertaining to national security. He is an esteemed authored to multiple articles, chapters and books on these topics and he continues to push the literary needle forward in these specialty areas. On this episode we discuss his career and experience as a military psychologist, from being a NASA Aerospace Psychology Fellow to a senior Air Force operational psychologist across the world. Join us for an exciting review of what it’s like to serve as a military psychologist in active duty settings. Dr. Staal shares multiple tips for anyone considering this as a potential career path!
He most recently co-authored a book “Operational Psychology: A New Field to Support National Security and Public Safety,” which digs deep into the ethical issues surrounding the work of operational military psychology practitioners. Dr. Staal is an avid participant in Division 19, the Society for Military Psychology and is currently operating his own consulting firm - http://www.ossconsultation.com/index.html (http://www.ossconsultation.com/index.html) 
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