MF144 Women in the Military

Document Type

Oral History

Interviewee name

Cheryl L. Martin

Interviewer

Kim Sealy

Interview date

11-15-2001

Interview location

Brewer, Maine

Time

00:43:52

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Abstract

Cheryl L. Martin, interviewed by Kim Sealy, November 15, 2001, Brewer, Maine. Martin talks about personal and parent’s educational background; decision to join Air Force instead of go to college; military history; “MAINEiacs”; federal versus state military service; time in basic training; benefits; logistics and shipping duties; year off with Fortune 500 company; CCAF; time as boom operator (air refueling); time in Kosovo; war effect on family; Shaw Air Force Base; rank and gender issues; air versus ground combat; experience in “gender free” military culture; officer versus enlisted rankings. Text: 44 pp. transcript. Time: 01:19:43.

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Disciplines

Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History

Birth date

1966

Location

New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

Maine

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Ethnic group

Franco-American

Occupation

Air Refueling Specialist

Branch of service

U.S. Air Force

Service Unit

101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard

Date of entry

1985

Service entry

Enlisted

Location of Service

Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine; Dow Army Airfield, Bangor, Maine

Entry Rank

E-1 Airman Basic

Highest Rank

E-7 Master Sergeant

Names

Paulina Martin; Claude Martin

Locations

New Britain, Connecticut; Maine; San Antonio, Texas; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

Headings

Women in the Military; Career Planning; Leadership; Gender Relations

Collection name

Women in the Military

Collection number

MF144

Item number

NA3235

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Cheryl L. Martin, interviewed by Kim Sealy, Part 1

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