She Does It All Achieving a worklife balance and ignoring those who tell her she cant

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – After being discouraged time and time again, she has shown it is possible to do it all: Soldier, paralegal, mother, wife – this 18th Field Artillery Brigade Soldier wears many hats, all equally important to her, and all fulfilling in their own right. Despite only having a year and a half of Army experience under her belt, Pfc. O’Taysia Smalls, a paralegal assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, knows she made the right choice when enlisting in the U.S. Army in October 2021. For her, this dream was a…