Tech. Sgt. Day McDougall

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  • By Staff Sgt. Eric Bolt
  • 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. --  Where are you from?
I am from Columbus, Ohio.

What does your job entail?
As an Airman Leadership School flight instructor, I provide Senior Airmen with the tools they will need to become effective leaders and good supervisors.

What do you like about your job?
I get the opportunity to make a difference and pass on the amazing things I have seen and experienced in the Air Force.

What do you like about the Air Force?
I like everything, but if I had to narrow it down, it would be the opportunity to work with the many people who have shaped my career progression and personal and professional development.

What do you do in your spare time?
In my spare time I enjoy hiking, cooking, camping and spending time with my family.

What's the most important advice you'd give a new Airman?
Don't base your entire opinion of the Air Force on your first base or assignment.

What are you proud of?
My greatest achievements thus far are becoming a professional military education instructor and being a mother to my children.

What always cheers you up?
The sound of my children laughing always cheers me up.

What's your earliest memory?
When I was five, I told my mother that I was going to run away, but I'd still be home for dinner.

If you could talk to any person, alive or dead, whom would it be, and what would you want to talk about?
I would speak to my grandmother (my mother's mother) about her life and life in general. 

What is your favorite food?
I really like macaroni and cheese.

What is your favorite TV show?
My favorite is "Desperate Housewives."

What is your pet peeve?
I don't really have any, but I can say that I absolutely do not like disrespectful people.

If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
I would invest most of it in my family's future and spend some of it on fun vacations.