Please join us as we talk (aka stammer and trip over our words as we try to hide our glee and awe) with Wendy Lawrence, USNA '81, CAPT (ret), pilot, astronaut, DGA winner, and all-round amazing woman and grad. Wendy generously gave us her time, energy, and significant wisdom, Jeannette's audio miraculously didn't malfunction, and Carrie got to learn about that bow ball that the crew team sent into space with Wendy. And so, so much more. Please join us ... and thank you, Wendy!

Please join SOMB as we speak with the brilliant Rear Admiral (Ret.) Peg Klein, USNA '81, and 2022 USNA Distinguished Graduate Award recipient. We discuss education, learning, pink hair, checking in on others, and being the Commandant of Midshipmen at USNA. We wish we'd had more time to talk... but we hope you enjoy the time that we did have! Thank you to Rear Admiral Klein for her energy and generosity! And Beat Army...

After our long hiatus, we are BACK! On Season 2 Episode 2, we talk with Ms. Janie Mines '80 - you may have heard of her. She is not only the first African American woman to gradudate from USNA, but she's the author of No Coincidences - Reflections of the First Black Female Graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and she was selected as a USNA Distinguished Graduate in 2022. We were honored and thrilled to speak with and learn from Janie - and we are excited to share this episode with you all! And as you listen, please forgive us for the amateur start of the episode - we had some tech issues that our in-house tech support had to address as we tried to start recording. Between that and our excitement over talking with Janie, we were nervous AND late, so don't laugh as we stumble our way through the intro ... and stick with us, because Janie elevates the discussion from the first moment. This discussion was fun, humbling, and unforgettable.

Hello long-suffering Waypoints listeners! Inspired by our 25th reunion this past weekend, we are releasing - FINALLY (after 6 weeks of verrry sloooow editing by our wonderful Chief Editor) - Season 2!  Season 2 starts with Episode 1, where Kate, Jenn, and Jeannette discuss the 21-month hiatus that Waypoints took. TL; DR: life smacked us all in the faces at the same time. Please join us as we reboot Waypoints for Season 2. Thank you!

Ten years ago last month, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy was repealed. But what did that policy represent for servicemembers? What was it like to serve before the policy existed as well as during it - and how can we each become more empathic leaders who seek to make our own organizations more inclusive and supporting? This month, CDR (Ret) Zoe Dunning, class of 1985, joined us to generously share her experiences; her stories remind us all that there is still so much more to be done.

Y'all - it's been a while. Let's just say that the chaos of 2020/2021 caught up with us a bit. But we're baaaaack! And who better to kick things off than another great '98er - Coreyanne (Rickwalt) Armstrong, prior SWO, bagpiper extraordinaire, mother of 8, and the energy behind a story that we found incredibly inspiring and eye-opening. Join us for a listen (and thank you to Corey for her patience and courage!). And if you want to learn more - take a look at Corey's work with Oxford House Building Hope (https://buildinghope.net/lend-a-helping-hand). 

Roll with us on this one. Chris Haynie and CB Johnson, both '98, joined forces for a long talk about.,.well, we're not really sure because SOMB haven't listened to it yet. But we've been told it's interesting - and knowing both CB and Chris, we bet it is. Both men, classmates, friends, and Marine Corps infantry officers, talk about life... the Corps... and the transformation that can happen when you start questioning the life you've lived. Better than a BOGSATT, we promise! 

In this episode of Waypoints, the Sisterhood discusses our personal experience with eating disorders and the prevalence of ED in the uniformed services.  Is it our type-A perfectionism that draws us both to uniform and to disordered eating?  How can the military better address this serious issue? 

This week, Shannon and Jeannette bring Sandy Coward, CAPT (Ret) USN, onto the show. CAPT C, USNA '64, knows his way around a sea story... and he was head of the USNA admissions board in the early 90s, spearheading some of the changes that brought more women to Annapolis and recruiting women to join the amazing class of '98 and the also-amazing class of '98-1. Given the tribulations of 2020 so far, we asked him to talk about his life, career, and how to bring about institutional change. Please join us - and put your feet up. It's a long one!