She became an Air Force flier after graduating from the Syracuse ROTC program, and she steadily rose to join the male-dominated ranks of the Air Force Test Pilot School in 1989.

• 从锡拉丘兹大学预备军官训练团项目毕业后，她成了空军的一名飞行员，然后稳步上升，1989年跻身于男性垄断的空军试飞学校。