Carly James

Staff Sgt. Carly James enlisted in the Air Force in 2018 and serves as a Weapons Load Crew Member while stationed at Eglin AFB , Florida. Carly is career-minded, earning Staff Sgt. her first time testing while also earning an associates in liberal arts and science and her Community College of the Air Force de-gree. It is the promotion she is most proud of saying, “making Staff Sergeant first time testing showed me I am resilient. I am proud of that resiliency honestly. Despite my strug-gles I am pushing through the bad days, try-ing to make a positive difference for others.” Carly was enrolled in AFW2 due to a Military sexual trauma she suffered and said AFW2 saved her life and has given her a new sense of purpose. “AFW2 is a family that under-stands and cares for you,” she said. “The AFW2 adaptive sports program helped me feel comfortable to be in a competitive sport environment again. It has given me hope and a chance to recover.”