When I was in high school, I attended a small seminar in the school cafeteria for kids interested in engineering. I was the lone female.

When I arrived on my college campus four years later, the engineering and medical schools were teeming with female students. My closest friends were working in labs and out in the field - collecting data, studying variants and moving science, and our female role in it, forward.

So where have all those gals gone? Studies say women have moved away from tech fields in recent years.

We know many of you are caring for a spouse who was severely injured in Iraq or Afghanistan.

And the struggle has been long, and hard.

For those who suffer from traumatic brain injury, returning to everyday life may have at first, seemed impossible.

As they improve and progress, the Department of Defense has offered a series of classes for caretakers and family members to help these veterans in their recovery.

This week, they are hosting an event that specifically addresses helping your veteran take the next step toward regaining their everyday life.

The FBI says men of Middle Eastern descent are approaching military families and intimidating them. These families are believed to have been monitored by the men.

Why is this not at the top of the headlines?

The alert was issued earlier this week. I found it only by Googling the term, military family.

According to CBS News, the men came to the homes of several military families in Colorado and Wyoming. They asked questions about their military members’ jobs. They tried to gain personal information. They were intimidating.

Returning to school this fall?

Chances are you are shopping for books, paper, pens and scholarships.

With enough digging around base, your hometown and the internet, you will find that there are thousands upon thousands of dollars in scholarship money. And many of them are only given to very specific types of recipients.

Luckily, there are a lot of benefactors out there who think women and moms deserve an extra hand when it comes to finishing their college degrees.

Google the term, scholarships for women, and you will find thousands of hits.