The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services wants to know why women are leaving the U.S. military during the window that occurs between their fifth and eighth years of service. As a woman who left after serving eight years in the United States Air Force, I’d like to shed a little light on this subject. Here are the three big reasons why women leave the military between five and eight years of service: 1. Initial enlistments are for four or six years and many soldiers need to extend a 4-year enlistment in order to take a stateside … Continue reading →