#Veteran #InfoSec #Diversity #Inclusion #GadgetGeek #Whisky, neat. I talk about #security #animals and common decency. She/her.
Jul 14, 2020 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
The untold story of why I left active duty Army service:
In 2013 I came back from Afghanistan. I spent time in in-patient care to recover from trauma shortly after. My leadership read me my Article 15 demoting me, stripping me of my sergeant stripes, while I was in the psych ward
I was in no position to stand up for myself. I didn't. One person stood up for me. He's the only reason my punishment wasn't worse. I promised myself I would never work for toxic leadership again. It almost killed me for a power trip & someone's promotion. That's not why I served
Jun 9, 2020 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
*I didn't validate everything in this post* but it was impactful to me
So what has protesting accomplished?
👉🏾Within 10 days of sustained protests:
Minneapolis bans use of choke holds.
👉🏾Charges are upgraded against Officer Chauvin, and his accomplices are arrested and charged
👉🏾Dallas adopts a "duty to intervene" rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in inappropriate use of force.
👉🏾New Jersey’s attorney general said the state will update its use-of-force guidelines for the first time in two decades.
Feb 7, 2020 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
I had a tough deployment in Afghanistan 8 years ago. It still affects me to this day. I don't know how long it will affect me. Last night was rough because of it. I spent a lot of time talking to people I trust, one was another veteran, while I worked through reliving the pain.
Trust is a powerful and precious thing. Some people are more trusting than others. I envy them. Some people give trust sparingly, each bit earned through lots of time and reinforcement. Perhaps, like me, they suffered a betrayal of trust that broke them completely.
Nov 12, 2019 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
-Isms should be uncomfortable. Labeling something as a 'bias' or prejudice does not make it less #racist, #sexist, #homophobic, #ageist, #ableist, etc. Recognizing your own racism, sexism, homophobia - your own -ism, is the first step to fighting it #diversity#inclusion 1/
Sugar-coating these words to make them more comfortable to work with does us no favors.
Back story:
During the Ignite pre-day I was very open about recognizing my own bias, specifically my own racism. I understand that it exists & I actively work against that conditioning. 2/
