Stepping off the Brow

It's not easy to make big changes. Something has to motivate you. What motivated an Army Soldier to go into medicine and the Navy? How is it different and what does he think about it now? What's up with the call sign "Not Doc"? And in a timely moment, what are some of his insights on COVID-19 and the vaccine?  

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What do you do when you join the military with a goal in mind, but it looks different when you get there? What do you do when people in charge make decisions about your career that seem contrary to where you wanted it to go? LT Jason “Not Doc” Palmer started out as an enlisted Army Soldier and shared with Stepping off the Brow about these exact experiences. In part 1 of his interview see how many ways your life can connect with his: small town kid, enlisted with hopes and dreams, but life had other plans.

How can you endure challenges that seem unending, like COVID or deployment?  What can you do to stay grounded day-to-day and not get swept up in the constant tide of stressors trying to carry you away. CDR Chandra Newman of HSC-5 shares in Part 2 of her Stepping off the Brow interview lessons learned you can apply to your life as a Sailor or family member for growth and daily strength. Our hosts also give us a fresh “Off the cuff” segment and interview three other guests for the “Sweet and Sour” segment.

How does a girl from the country go from enlisted Sailor to pilot and now to Squadron Commanding Officer? What do you do if the path you think you are on takes turns for the unknown? CDR Chandra Newman of HSC-5 shares in Part 1 of this Stepping off the Brow interview her approach to life when circumstances beyond her control tried to derail her dream.

We can’t wait for the end of deployment and our Service Member comes home, but is that a stress free experience? What are the challenges to homecoming and reintegration? What if your spouse changed during deployment? Check out our interview with Mike and Stephanie, a dual military couple who make life in the Navy work.

What if your Sailor could know what it is like for you as you are home as the spouse? What if your spouse at home could know what it is like for you as a Sailor away on workups or deployment? Dual military couples can answer this for you. Check out our interview with Mike and Stephanie, a dual military couple who make life in the Navy work.

Do Sailors from difficult circumstances have a chance to make it in the Navy? What motivates a successful Sailor? Chief Hospital Corpsman Baodi Ngo of Navy Medicine Training Support Center in San Antonio, Texas shares in Part 2 of this Stepping off the Brow interview some of the challenges he and his family face and his mindset to overcome them. In this episode we also have fresh "Off the Cuff" and "Sweet and Sour" segments.

What motivates a successful Sailor? Do Sailors from difficult circumstances have a chance to make it in the Navy? Chief Hospital Corpsman Baodi Ngo of Navy Medicine Training Support Center in San Antonio, Texas shares in Part 1 of this episode of Stepping off the Brow the extraordinary challenges he and his family had to overcome as immigrants fleeing to the United States and making a new life here.

What is it like on a first deployment? What are some experiences a Sailor might not see coming? Airman Stephen Martinez-Aguillar of VAW-121 shares in Part 2 the continuation of his story. He shares how you can take something hard and make it into something good? Stepping off the Brow hosts also give us our first “Off the cuff” segment and interview two special guests for the “Sweet and Sour” segment.

How does a first tour Sailor succeed in his first command? What experiences did he have that you would love to know before hand? In this first episode of Stepping off the Brow we interview first tour Airman Steven Martinez-Aguillar of VAW-121. He shares his story and what life is like in the first two years in the US Navy.