To celebrate Veterans Day, EM highlights former service members who have joined EM on their journey in civilian work-life.
Name, and what do you do at EM?
Jennifer Farmer, attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, DOE-Savannah River.
Tell us about your military journey — branch, years served and duty stations:
- U.S. Navy: four years enlisted, aviation electrician on A6 bombers, El Centro, California
- U.S. Army: 16 years, attorney with Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, serving at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Bosnia; 2ID, Korea; Arlington, Virginia; Fort Hood, Texas; Iraq; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and Fort Rucker, Alabama
Most memorable event/moment during your service?
Most memorable experience was being sworn into practice at the Supreme Court and then having the opportunity to have lunch with two Supreme Court justices when I was stationed at Fort Belvoir. I took advantage of being stationed in D.C. — taking my kids to the White House Easter Egg Roll and office staff on White House tours, touring the Oval Office, and attending two inaugurations, as well as all the inaugural activities. I also loved being stationed in Korea and being the attorney assigned to represent the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). I was able to take my soldiers to the DMZ, the Peace Village and to the “Bridge of No Return” that was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean War.
How has your military service helped prepare you for the job you do in EM?
My military service helped me prepare for my job in EM by learning how to collaborate and work with various stakeholders. It taught me how to compromise and work on complex issues involving many stakeholders.
When did you begin working for EM and what got you interested in the cleanup mission?
I began working with EM in January 2016. I was interested in working at EM to have a small part of the cleanup mission.