This week we’re joined by Coast Guard Veteran, Yeoman First Class Tinunola Adelakin.

YN1 Adelakin enlisted in the USCG in 1999 after learning about the military’s GI Bill and how it could help her finish college.

There are not many E-3s (non-rates) who would volunteer for sea duty because at that rank it’s almost a sure way to get confined to being a mess cook. Tinunola didn’t mind. She was just glad for the change in atmosphere.

A few years after joining, the cutter she was assigned to pulled into a port and let everyone out for liberty…on the morning of September 11, 2001. Because of how quickly everyone was recalled, about 21 people were left behind. Not Tinunola. Her strong intuition is not only what kept her level-headed during her 20-year career, it’s also the reason she didn’t get left behind.

Tinunola’s Coast Guard career took her to Topeka, KS, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, LA, and Seattle WA, just to name a few places. So, she’s experienced every kind of climate (work AND weather-related, lol).

This week we’re joined by Coast Guard Veteran, Dr. Cynthia M. Morris.

Dr. Morris enlisted in the USCG in 1977 after leaving college as a Pre-Med major.

She served 20 years and received several awards along the way, including one that granted her the opportunity to meet Civil Rights Activist- Rosa Parks.

Service in the U.S. Coast Guard proved to be one uphill battle after another. But Dr. Morris is a fighter! Not only did she learn to speak up for herself, but she also made the time to help out other Coasties who were lower in rank than she was. She ended up becoming the advocate that she needed.

She may be the first woman in her family to join a branch of the armed services, but she’s far from the last. Most of her children have either served in the military or been in R.O.T.C.

Dr. Morris does NOT believe in being idle. She is a retired Corpsman turned Health Services Technician who started her Coast Guard career as a Rescue Swimmer. She is also a licensed therapist and former social worker who is now pursuing a career as an electrician.

This lady is BUSY!!

This week we’re joined by Staff Sergeant Natatera Green.

Staff Sergeant Green enlisted in the United States Air Force in 2001 after completing a degree in Pre-Med and English.

She decided that the Air Force was the best route to go, after catching recruiters from two other branches (Army and Marine Corps) in blatant lies.

Shortly after joining, she experienced a very memorable Basic Training graduation. She graduated from boot camp on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

Staff Sergeant Green went on to become a weapons troop, stationed in Utah, Korea, Japan, Iraq, and Ohio. Quite the PCS journey!

Staff Sergeant Green is also a record-setting Airman. This is one of the many reasons she was featured in an article in the 'Stars and Stripes' in April of 2007.

As a former weapons troop, Sergeant Green comes from a work family with the nickname: LoadToad.