{"id":526,"date":"2025-10-01T14:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:07:32","slug":"kristina-lynema","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riseofmilitarywomen.vt.domains\/index.php\/kristina-lynema\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristina Lynema"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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OH-58D Pilot, FAP Coordinator, Strategist<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In this interview, Dr. Jason Higgins speaks with Navy veteran Kristina Lynema. They discuss the intricacies of being a woman and a mother in the military. Lynema, despite her family\u2019s expectations, enlisted in the Navy at 26 years old to create a better future for her and her daughter. She had her second child during her time in the Navy. Lynema discusses the difficult duality of being separated from her children but also loving her job. They also talk about the challenges she faced with her male peers and commanding officers. While in the military, Lynema consistently had to deal with unjust treatment, such as harassment, stalking, and medical neglect. Today she expresses her desire to advocate for reforms in the Navy to make it more inclusive to women. As a former FAP (Federal Advocacy Program) coordinator, Lynema recognizes the limits of the program\u2019s protections and discusses necessary improvements. After experiencing domestic violence first hand, Lynema was discharged from the Navy after serving for nearly fifteen years. Now, in a period of rediscovering her purpose outside the military, Lynema is looking to join initiatives that fight for protections against domestic violence for women in the military.
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Being a Mother<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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“Yes, I’ll have stages where I miss them, I’m thinking about them, but it’s just like it all gets just pushed down, and I was able to really separate home and work. Which may not be overly healthy, but it worked out well for me, at least to perform and not be heartbroken every single minute of every day.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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