“I’m just not the retiree-type person right now,” the grandmother of three says. “My husband is retired and he’s great at it. I’m sure it’s nice, but I really don’t intend to do it anytime soon.”
Prior to deploying to Iraq, Ivey worked in the USACE Latin America Area Office, in Mobile, Ala., inputting data in both the Resident Management System and the financial management system on construction projects the office oversees. She is involved in similar work in Al Asad keeping track of construction progress on schools, medical clinics, and a hospital benefiting the Iraqi people there. She is also the USACE representative at several construction sites on the base.