Robin Slade:  

Life After graduating in '79, my boyfriend, an older Monroe Alumnus, Tim Crissman, and I went to Maui for a few weeks. You KNOW how crazy I was for him. When we got back, I had about a month before I took off for basic training, and what I thought would be a short 4 years in the USAF. In basic, Tim asked me to marry him, but it did not work out, as long distance things rarely do, and we never did marry. I pursued my career as an Air Traffic Controller in the USAF, with a vengeance, and became one of the top controllers. I also married, and had a daughter by the time I was 20. Hubby #1 did not work out, aircrew vs controller, we had issues :-)I spent 11 years serving in the USAF, traveling and generally enjoying life, before my mom got sick back in the valley, and I walked away from my military career to return home. After my moms passing, hubby #2 left the kids and I. I applied to, tested, and was hired by the FAA, to be an Air Traffic Controller at Burbank TRACON. I married another controller, had two sons and moved to San Diego before that relationship ...Expand for more