Life as a female missileer: The TODAY show takes a look

What’s it like to be one of the 247 female missileers in the Air Force? Perhaps pretty much what it’s like to be a missileer of any gender.

“If I’m being ordered to key turn, that means that there’s somebody else that is more than willing to destroy everything that we live for here in the United States,” said Air Force Capt. Erika Weitgenant, told the TODAY Show, which broadcasted on Saturday a feature on the missileers.

“So I’m going to do everything that I can and I’m going to do my part, what I’ve been ordered to do ... I’m going to do whatever I can to make sure that our way of life survives here.”

Watch the TODAY segment here:

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