U.S. Army
KATIE CROMBE AND CHRISTINE SCHWARTZ
KATIE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
ARMY – 59A / STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY
YEARS IN SERVICE – ACTIVE
DEPLOYMENTS – 2 [OIF]
christine
CAPTAIN
ARMY – 92A / QUARTERMASTER OFFICER
YEARS OF SERVICE – 5 YEARS
DEPLOYMENTS – 1 [OEF]
AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
KATIE:
Vets are such a part of the American fabric. Most of us, even the wounded, aren’t the broken characters we are sometimes portrayed as. I mean, I’ve been through some things, divorce and normal things, but all in all I’m really happy with my choices and the support given to us soldiers. Veterans graduating from some of these schools can help change that conversation and that broken character stereotype.”
AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
CHRISTINE:
“I don’t know if I always wanted to join, but I was fascinated when my sister first deployed. I was in high school and I could just see how much her peers and her soldiers loved each other. I was really impressed by that. I deployed in 2011 as a 92A Quartermaster Officer. I was overseas as executive officer of a supply company doing re-supply runs to line units that were forward. When Katie first deployed in 2004, there wasn’t a lot of communication ability.
Readjustment to civilian life wasn’t hard. But I was, and am still, a military spouse. I was just rifting with my husband for a little bit and I had a really hard time trying to find a good job when I got out. I had a hard time selling myself and felt so undervalued. I found Service to School and went to work, kept moving up. I love the mission. It’s really important that Vets, especially first-gen college students, understand that education can open so many doors.
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CHRISTINE FEATURED IN NVMM'S 'TRANSITION TALKS' SERIES
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KATIE AND CHRISTINE IN RALLY POINT: SISTERHOOD OF SERVICE
LISTEN
KATIE CROMBE Featured on "Never Left Behind" Podcast
Katie shares stories about her deployments overseas, working as the aid to General Votel, growing up in a family of Veterans, and important advice on Veterans who are transitioning.
Photo: © Beau Simmons, 2020


U.S. Army
KATIE CROMBE AND CHRISTINE SCHWARTZ
KATIE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
ARMY – 59A / STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY
YEARS IN SERVICE – ACTIVE
DEPLOYMENTS – 2 [OIF]
christine
CAPTAIN
ARMY – 92A / QUARTERMASTER OFFICER
YEARS OF SERVICE – 5 YEARS
DEPLOYMENTS – 1 [OEF]
AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
KATIE:
Vets are such a part of the American fabric. Most of us, even the wounded, aren’t the broken characters we are sometimes portrayed as. I mean, I’ve been through some things, divorce and normal things, but all in all I’m really happy with my choices and the support given to us soldiers. Veterans graduating from some of these schools can help change that conversation and that broken character stereotype.”
AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
CHRISTINE:
“I don’t know if I always wanted to join, but I was fascinated when my sister first deployed. I was in high school and I could just see how much her peers and her soldiers loved each other. I was really impressed by that. I deployed in 2011 as a 92A Quartermaster Officer. I was overseas as executive officer of a supply company doing re-supply runs to line units that were forward. When Katie first deployed in 2004, there wasn’t a lot of communication ability.
Readjustment to civilian life wasn’t hard. But I was, and am still, a military spouse. I was just rifting with my husband for a little bit and I had a really hard time trying to find a good job when I got out. I had a hard time selling myself and felt so undervalued. I found Service to School and went to work, kept moving up. I love the mission. It’s really important that Vets, especially first-gen college students, understand that education can open so many doors.
KEEP EXPLORING
KATIE AND CHRISTINE IN RALLY POINT: SISTERHOOD OF SERVICE
LISTEN
KATIE CROMBE Featured on "Never Left Behind" Podcast
Katie shares stories about her deployments overseas, working as the aid to General Votel, growing up in a family of Veterans, and important advice on Veterans who are transitioning.