CASA of Tarrant County: When the Call to Serve Never Ends: Barbara Wenzel

CASA of Tarrant County: When the Call to Serve Never Ends: Barbara Wenzel

For many, military service is a defining chapter, a time of profound self-discovery, and a commitment to a cause larger than oneself. But what happens when that chapter closes? For one veteran pilot, the call to serve never truly ended. Instead, it evolved, leading her from the cockpit of a T-38 instructor jet to the heart of working with kids in foster care. During her time as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot and in the Accelerated Copilot E…