Introducing Retired U.S. Navy Captains Jaime Navarro and Valerie Ormond

• Jaime’s lessons learned with others about experiences joining the Navy and earning his way to a commission and retiring as a Navy Captain.
• Valerie’s books based on lessons learned in the Navy and sharing those lessons through stories that appeal to the young adult age group
• Jaime’s mentorship of midshipmen at the Naval Academy, friends’ children, and anyone with an interest in joining the military and providing positive feedback on his experiences.
• How Valerie helps other writers and small business owners with what she has learned since her Navy retirement.

Jaime Navarro grew up in El Paso, Texas, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy completing over 36 years of service. He flew the P3-Orion and assorted U.S. Naval aircraft, accumulated over 3,500 flight hours, and commanded Training Squadron THIRTY-ONE. He completed operational assignments in aviation squadrons and aboard ships spanning the globe. He retired as a Navy Captain.

Post-Navy retirement, Jaime worked as a Navy contractor. He then became a camp counselor and maintenance man at the local YMCA Camp Letts and volunteered at his church with carpentry, painting, and organizational skills. When not working or volunteering, Jaime became an accomplished equestrian spending nine years riding and competing in the National Capital Adult Equestrian League (NCAEL) team helping his team earn the first place Championship in the eight-team league.

Valerie Ormond retired as a Navy Captain after a 25-year career as an intelligence officer and then founded her own business, Veteran Writing Services, LLC. She provides companies and organizations professional writing, editing, and consulting services. Valerie has authored three novels centered around a military family.

Her education includes a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College; a Master of Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University; and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Mass Communication from Towson University. She is also a graduate of Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program. She belongs to numerous military and Veterans’ organizations including Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, and Naval Intelligence Professionals. She served on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Veterans’ Business Resource Center and is the incoming Vice President of the Military Writers Society of America.

For more information, please see www.believinginhorses.com and www.veteranwritingservices.com .

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