Out of Service - Couverture souple

McGarrett, Shane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1497424755 ISBN 13 : 9781497424753

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

After serving three years in the United States Air Force as the first certified women jet engine mechanic at March A.F.B., if not the whole air force, Senior Airman Shane is hand cuffed, arrested and taken to the north end of the base where no one ever goes. The story begins on June 20, 1975, at Lackland AFB, TX. , when Shane, only seventeen, starts her first day of basic training. Little does she know her life will become a series of challenges and compromise. After practically acing Jet Engine Technical School, she arrives at her permanent party base bravely facing the insurmountable adversity of a woman in man’s world; the jet shop. It isn’t until the unexpected help of one black man does she learn the true essence of being a jet engine mechanic, what military protocol really is, and what trust, fairness and friendship can be. She also meets a woman that will change her life forever, as her coming of age turns bittersweet, she learns what loving and losing can bring, what life and death offers, and how justice is served at her court martial…

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Shane McGarrett was born and raised in Southern California, where she currently resides. After serving four years in the USAF as a jet engine mechanic, she continued to work in commercial aerospace. Graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from CSULB, Long Beach, CA, she decided to continue her education and earn an Associate’s Degree in Drafting and Design leading to a fifteen-year career as a successful architectural and structural drafter. Out of Service is Shane’s first accomplished work as an author.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1497424755
• ISBN 13: 9781497424753
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible