Wendy Gellert tells of her early life and career in the WAVES and United States Navy. Gellert emphasizes both the stages of her career and the cultural changes within the navy during the time of her service. She relates policy changed within the navy to the civilian culture during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the progress in opportunities for women in the navy. Other topics include significant events of the time period, such as the assassination John F. Kennedy, the Apollo 12 mission (Gellert photographed the recovery of the Apollo 12 crew and developed film used to take photographs of the surface of the moon), and changes within the navy for gender and race equality made by Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and Captain Robin Quigley. Gellert also mentions her involvement with various military womens' organizations after her retirement.