Tag: Erica Courtney
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WHER Chat: Veteran-Owned & Women-Owned Businesses
WHER Chat: Veteran-Owned & Women-Owned Businesses In honor of V-J Day, commemorating the end of World War II and the bravery of our veteran soldiers, NDILC member Erica Courtney, President of 2020vet and Zulu Time, U.S. Army Aviation, Major NATO Gender Advisor, highlights serious resource shortfalls for America’s women veterans face as entrepreneurs that the…
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Life of a Female Veteran: U.S. Army Combat Veteran Erica Courtney (Part 4 of 6)
With my EMBA close to completion, I was offered a senior level job at a logistics company in Miami. They needed me to lead and grow the government market. Even though I kicked and screamed about being pigeon-holed in logistics and contracting, it sure was a marketable skill. I used to buy everything, from BBQs…
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Life of a Female Veteran: U.S. Army Combat Veteran Erica Courtney (part 3 of 6)
Chris and I finally got married and a few years later came our first son. We planned it so I would be pregnant in a non-operational position during an eight-month leadership course. Noah was born upon arriving to my next assignment at the 10th Mountain Division in upstate New York. My mother decided to help…
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Life of a Female Veteran: U.S. Army Combat Veteran Erica Courtney
I am proudly part of the 1.4 percent of American women who served in the military. The day I signed the paperwork to join as a teenager the Gulf War kicked off and I watched tanks fire through the night on TV thinking, “What in the world did I do?” Having grown up in surf…