After separating from the service, Tammy returned to school in 2013. In 2017, she graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health. While studying at Temple University, Tammy served as Vice-President of the Temple Veterans Association in 2016. She has been a panel speaker and moderator on multiple panels promoting prevention of veteran suicides, advocated for female veterans, and other public health issues within the veteran population.

To continue her mission of service, Ms. Barlet is a 2019 VFW/SVA Legislative Fellow working on a congressional proposal of oral health as preventative care for veterans. As a Policy Associate with Student Veterans of America during her Mission Continues fellowship and a 2018-2019 Veteran for Global Leadership Fellow, Tammy aligned her involvement with veterans while reinforcing her confidence within the political arena. Ms. Barlet will complete her Master’s degree in Public Health with an emphasis in Health Policy at George Washington University at the end of 2019.

Although she enjoys her time in the big city, Tammy continues to strengthen her connection with the veteran community in and around her hometown in Hamburg, PA. As a member of countless VSOs, Tammy found a comradery that spans decades and services. Thorough the advice of a friend who she met through Mission Continues, Ms. Barlet found an opportunity to strength her writing skills while echoing positive feedback through the Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving.

Tammy is often labeled as a bumblebee because she pollinates her time and knowledge to those she meets and makes their lives a little sweeter. She is supported and loved by her family and friends, who she finds time with her busy schedule to go hiking, kayaking and even geocaching.