With 16 years of military experience, I’ve been challenged, developed leadership skills, traveled the world, gained several degrees, made lots of wonderful friendship and lived abroad.  At the age of 19, I NEVER thought I would take the leap and be part of The United States Air Force.  It never crossed my mind until my best friend(Antoinette) from high school mentioned the Air Force and introduced me to a recruiter who would signed me up for four years of military service. It was June of 2001 as I sat on my parents’ porch in New Jersey and I told myself “I want a change in scenery,” I was tired of…