This week's guest is Sergeant Major (promotable) Rachel McDowell. SGM McDowell talks about her time as a truck driver in the US Army Reserve, switching to the National Guard, and the subsequent time as a full-time military recruiter.

The intro music is a selection from the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps followed by reveille. Reveille is a bugle call usually associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel. The outro music is retreat. Retreat is used to signal the end of the official day and, in the US Army, is played just before evening colors.