Jo Ellis

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The Daily Stoic · Jo Ellis Served Her Country. Then They Made Her A Target. · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

I just didn't know it.

But it worked out for the best because I did get a good understanding of the helicopter and a lot of experiences.

And I ended up getting rejected from applying for flight school.

I think I applied three times, got rejected twice.

So the third time is when they finally accepted me.

It was, like, definitely in my mind.

Like, service, you know, is in my blood.

And my great-uncle fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

And my grandfather was in the Navy during World War II.

My cousin is Admiral Jim Ellis, who is now at the Hoover Institution.

So, like, huge line of history.

And just always wanted to serve, but wasn't sure how.

My brother served...

in Iraq in 03 as a tank driver he was active duty and so that kind of taught me like I don't think I want to be active duty I don't know if I want to do that all the time and so that's when the National Guard came up as an option and I was 19 years old and

You know, struggling to pay for college and always wanted to serve and just driving down Interstate 64, seeing Blackhawks fly over me and just like, yeah, I think I want to do that.

Like, I want to fly.

I want to be a part of something greater.

And it all just kind of hit at the same time.

So what did becoming a mechanic look like?

So I was like 15 weeks at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, and learning just how to work on them.

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