"You are a leader when you decide to be a leader".

POLSON, Shannon Huffman; AMERICAN women authors; WOMEN veterans; LEADERSHIP in women; ATTACK helicopters

The article focuses on an address given by U.S. writer and veteran Shannon Huffman Polson during the Annual Luncheon of the Winter Conference of the American Correctional Association in January 2020 held in San Diego, California. She talked about the subject of leadership and described how she became the first woman to fly attack helicopters. She also emphasizes the need to find one's grit and identify a core purpose.