“I am a military sexual trauma (MST) survivor. Laurie completed her obligation and went on to serve three additional years in the Pennsylvania National Guard as a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic.ĭuring her first year of service in the Army, Laurie experienced what no one should ever experience. At times I regretted joining and wondering how I would survive the four years,” notes Laurie. Things happened that I did not expect and was not prepared for. “I am somewhat of an adventurer and was always looking for a challenge. Laurie was employed as a Child Protective Services Caseworker for Butler County, Pennsylvania, for 20 years and was also a mobile therapist.
Laurie started working on her master’s in education at Slippery Rock University and would go on to receive a second master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. Not long after, she was on her way to the United States and back to Pennsylvania. Near the end of her tour in Korea, Laurie applied for an early discharge so that she could return to college. It was a unique experience for me, but I enjoyed it.” “Being a foreigner in a foreign land was challenging to say the least. In May 1992, she received orders to Korea. While many prefer to stay stateside, she was eager to see other parts of the world. The TOW (tube-launched, optical-sighted, wire-guided missile) was the one Laurie worked on frequently, most notably during Desert Storm.Īfter being stationed in Alabama for almost three years, Laurie decided to request an overseas assignment. An LCSS is an electronic, computerized test system designed to keep missiles functioning properly. She ultimately decided to stay with the job assignment she had originally selected as a Land Combat Support System (LCSS) Test Specialist. Laurie had signed up for four years and didn’t want to commit to something she wasn’t sure about. However, that would have required going to California for a year and extending her enlistment an additional two years. On September 1, 1989, she reported to Fort McClellan, Alabama.įollowing boot camp, Laurie was offered an opportunity to go into military intelligence. She took the military entrance exam, scoring in the top 3% of examinees. So, I decided to try the Army,” states Laurie. “Teaching jobs in Pennsylvania were scarce at the time and I wasn’t too sure about being a novelist. She narrowed her choices down to teacher, novelist or soldier. Like most people in their early 20’s, Laurie was at a crossroads of what to do with her life. She notes that of her siblings, she is the only one who is a Veteran and the only one to hold two masters’ degrees. I guess that is where my interest in the military began,” comments Laurie. I played Army in the woods behind my house with the neighborhood boys. “I grew up watching and hearing stories about the Vietnam War. Her dad was a Navy Veteran and she was the fourth of five children. Laurie Kubli grew up in Swissvale, a borough just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See more information here."We have to get used to the idea that at the most important crossroads in our life there are no signs.” – Ernest Hemingway Vail has also worked at the Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology.
Vail was a GS-14 under the general schedule payscale and is among the highest-paid ten percent of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. Vail was a Program Manager at the Veterans Health Administration in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Īs our dataset only goes as far back as 2004, it is likely that Vail has worked in the federal government prior to 2004.
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