This was a great video, and showed another side of public assistance - when we help others to succeed, there is opportunity for them to repay society for that help. The 2.5 million she saved at Tinker AFB is (I assume) taxpayer money, so she has more than repaid her financial assistance. If we could figure out how to do this more often and more effectively, "welfare" would not be a negative word the way it is now for some many.
I have a very similar story as well but still on going. I worked 6$a hour job to get closer to an airline job for a foot in a door. I was homeless living out out my truck for two years while I went to school for my A&P license. My truck was 900$ and had issues break and I had to fix them as I went. The bearings, tie rods, gear box, etc... two year homeless feet cold and hungry and having to walk.. Just was alot of a toll on me. But I just graduated yesterday.. but things are getting better but everyday was and had been one thing after another
This country needs more women like this. Not people who want to stay on assistance and not improve. This women did exactly what assistance is meant to do, carry the person to a better life through effort. This women is amazing.
As a military and civilian pilot for 30 years, Congratulations on your hard work and success. We need great support to keep flying safely and make it home to our families. Godspeed kiddo.
Wow! Porsha, I am so very proud of you!! I just saw this episode on television. I was your art teacher in Norman. I never knew this story about you. I would have helped if I'd known. You have done GREAT for yourself!!! -Mrs. Gibson (Dillard)
Great story. My wife works to help people like Porsha. She learned her job on her own, and after a short period of time is recognized as about the best there is in Oklahoma at what she does. She's helped a whole lot of kids, and gets such a high when they succeed.
I wish everybody that is going through hard time in life could have an ending like this. She is a prime example of someone giving her a chance and she proved to herself and others that sometimes all we need is a little help. She and people like her is what make this country so great.
Once Upon a time I was an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist in the Air Force. I'm sorry for the hard road you were forced to deal with at such a young age. But I am equally gladdened to hear of your success. Thank you for your service. DOD civilians don't often get the credit they so richly deserve.
Wonderful, she didn't act like she was entitled, she gratefully accepted what was available. I would love to have the ability to fix and maintain jet engines. Best of luck in your future
change the name of that video to "woman homeless prior to becoming aircraft mechanic"...right now it looks like she is currently a mechanic and living well. im an aircraft mechanic and avionic tech myself..now training for my commercial pilot license...you go girl..GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL
Pretty impressive lady with a nice personality and outlook on life in which her hardship has only made her industrious and resourceful in the best possible way and feels strongly about giving back
God bless you sweetheart , good things come to good people , And you are a great women . You are a role model for all young people that are not afraid to work .
Wonderful self motivation,and the desire to give something back is praiseworthy,well done young lady for your gritted deternination,you deserve all the success in the world.
When I first got to college, my girlfriend's address was 1975 Peugeot. She was living in her car :-) By the time we broke up, she was the US Olympic team's dry land Head Coach. Now she has her masters and is a Physical Therapist. She was/is a worker!
Good for her!! She's a great example of what you can do no matter your current circumstances in life. A great role model for young women. Happy for her!
A true Patriot uses goverment assistance and living aid support groups the way it's supposed to be used. As a pilot I would love to shake that girls hand. ROCK ON!!!!
SHE KNOWS WHAT RESPONSIBILITY IS - AND I ADMIRE THAT ABOUT HER- IF I WAS 20 YEARS YOUNGER ID TRY TO CONTACT HER, MY DREAM GIRL --- A ROSIE THE RIVETTER.
Wait to go, Porsha. Story is very uplifting. I'm myself was raised by a single mom, who put three of us through college because she went back to school as supposed to sting on welfare. I'm glad you can provide your son with a better life, because of your initiative.
Wow .... Porsha Lippincott. I have a lot of admiration for people such as yourself. The way things eventually worked out for you is like a fairy tale story from start to finish. The money you saved that company is indeed money well spent by them investing in you as a student. Just awesome Porsha xx
Wow! This is such an inspiring story. Porsha stayed level headed even through her tough times and that takes a lot of resolve and self confidence. I salute this young lady. And big Thank You to the people and the agencies that gave her positive guidance along the way.
I am very proud of this young lady. It makes me feel good to know that, there are still determined people out there who will not give up. Life is too short to settle for less than perfection...
Way to go Lady! You pulled yourself out of hard situation, with a lot of help, which you always want to pay forward later, and which it sounds like you're doing. Keep learning, keep living, and keep training and helping others, when we all do, it makes for a much better world!
Thank you Porsha for keeping us pilots safe. You’re an inspiration and an amazing person! And once upon a time I instructed at an Air Force base nearby you, Vance in Enid.
This is a great story. We are a rich country, opportunity like this should be available to everyone that needs a hand up. Like I said, this is a great story.
Holy cow, you sound like me. When I was younger I had absolutely no usable skill sets. I also had a wife and a baby to support and the only way I could provide for them was working for an industrial bakery unloading 100 sacks of flour from a boxcar all day in the hot weather of Alabama state. I decided that that was a dead end occupation. We moved to a city in northwest Arkansas and I went to work at a hospital in the engineering department. I was a painter at first but the chief engineer saw in me that I wanted to learn new skills. I then studied for a stationary operating engineer license, took the test and got my license. Then I studied to be a high voltage electrician and got my license. Then my wife and I relocated to Seattle and I got a job as lead engineer for the third highest building in Washington state. I took many other courses and obtained many other licenses and held that position eight years until I took an early and comfortable retirement. I applaud this young woman because like me she had a vision to make more of herself. All it takes if you want to better yourself, is having a vision and tenacious personal drive as this young woman has displayed and in the end you will be rewarded handsomely!
Its great to see a testimony like this. These programs and donations are too often ridiculed as handouts to lazy worthless people. These programs are important and benefit our society. The best investment to make is in people.
I am so happy to know this woman got the help she needed and worked to get her life turned around. Porsha, I am proud of you and I am proud for you. You are a true inspiration. The best of luck to you and your son.
What a great story, and she's obviously very deserving of every bit of a helping hand she's received. Her attitude is super and one a lot of well off people could learn from.
Porsha, You're are an inspiration to all people who have hard times to get through in their life. Not only have you gotten past them, but you got busy and transformed your life for better times for you and your son. There's nothing more attractive than an super intelligent woman with beauty and brains with a willingness to work hard to achieve what she wants. I sincerely would like to congratulate you and hope that you have nothing but a happy and successful future life!
great story of good old hard work. So many of us faced the challenges like this young lady, made me think of all the friends couches and truck beds i slept on as a young guy. thanks for sharing
Absolutely amazing!!! That girl has overcome the impossible & her son and future husband have such a fantastic role model to follow in life! Well done lady i wish the world had more people like you.
Congratulations, that is so awesome. It is nice to see that kind of determination. I'm glad that you were able to turn your life around like that. You go girl!!
Man that a nice story I nearly cried I was homeless for 4 years not got job got a house now but didn't get the opportunity to find a job like this lady did good look girl hope u ok and happy now
Good job young lady! I have always told my daughter that "chicks rule", females can do anything a male can and in a lot cases better! You proved that by figuring out a way to save the company millions of dollars. Wonder how many years and how many guys just cut out the harness without even thinking about it because that was the way it was always done! Job well done!
Wow! A breath of fresh air. Congratulations on your success, Porsha. I'm sure this is not the end of your career path. Godspeed and may your compass always bear north. Semper Fi.
This is a true inspiration for all of us who simply cry on little things and forget to thank God that He has given us so many things which many don't have. My heartful salute to you Porsha. You are a true legend.
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This was a great video, and showed another side of public assistance - when we help others to succeed, there is opportunity for them to repay society for that help. The 2.5 million she saved at Tinker AFB is (I assume) taxpayer money, so she has more than repaid her financial assistance. If we could figure out how to do this more often and more effectively, "welfare" would not be a negative word the way it is now for some many.
I wish she worked on my crew. I’ve worked aviation for 22 years. It’s hard to find good mechanics and good work ethics.
I have a very similar story as well but still on going. I worked 6$a hour job to get closer to an airline job for a foot in a door. I was homeless living out out my truck for two years while I went to school for my A&P license. My truck was 900$ and had issues break and I had to fix them as I went. The bearings, tie rods, gear box, etc... two year homeless feet cold and hungry and having to walk.. Just was alot of a toll on me. But I just graduated yesterday.. but things are getting better but everyday was and had been one thing after another
This country needs more women like this. Not people who want to stay on assistance and not improve. This women did exactly what assistance is meant to do, carry the person to a better life through effort. This women is amazing.
As a military and civilian pilot for 30 years, Congratulations on your hard work and success. We need great support to keep flying safely and make it home to our families. Godspeed kiddo.
Wow! Porsha, I am so very proud of you!! I just saw this episode on television. I was your art teacher in Norman. I never knew this story about you. I would have helped if I'd known. You have done GREAT for yourself!!!
-Mrs. Gibson (Dillard)
You’re soo kind.
Tracy Gibson hey hello
She is not only beautiful, but very smart, humble n hardworking. So proud of you. You GO GIRL !!!!! You really inspire me.
No bitching, no screaming, no safe space bull. A real lady with true grit and determination and I hope she goes from success to success.
She's the definition of a hard worker
Mayor respect!!
Great story. My wife works to help people like Porsha. She learned her job on her own, and after a short period of time is recognized as about the best there is in Oklahoma at what she does. She's helped a whole lot of kids, and gets such a high when they succeed.
This is what hard work gets you, a hand up, not a hand out. 👏👏👏👍
We need more stories like this in the news.
A real beauty with brains and talent.
I wish everybody that is going through hard time in life could have an ending like this. She is a prime example of someone giving her a chance and she proved to herself and others that sometimes all we need is a little help. She and people like her is what make this country so great.
This lady is worthy of praise for her hard work and determination!
Smart business/company and hard working lady. They invested in her and she paid back by showing ways to save money. It's a win win for everybody.
Once Upon a time I was an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist in the Air Force. I'm sorry for the hard road you were forced to deal with at such a young age. But I am equally gladdened to hear of your success. Thank you for your service. DOD civilians don't often get the credit they so richly deserve.
Porsha deserves Porsche
"Thank you for helping me and now I am helping you back". This is an awesome human being; hard working and helping her students push themselves.
She is a warrior, a hero! And someone from another planet! You are just amazing!
There's a story before this story...happy that it worked out.
Wonderful, she didn't act like she was entitled, she gratefully accepted what was available. I would love to have the ability to fix and maintain jet engines. Best of luck in your future
I love stories like this. Just imagine what the world would be like if we all just helped each other to be better.
change the name of that video to "woman homeless prior to becoming aircraft mechanic"...right now it looks like she is currently a mechanic and living well. im an aircraft mechanic and avionic tech myself..now training for my commercial pilot license...you go girl..GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL
u rite bro. I was like how could a aircraft mechanic be homeless
Porsha, you rock! We've heard of homeless to Harvard, but your story is uplifting to all!
What an amazing story! I'm officially ashamed of myself.
This is what a success looks like when someone that is internally motivated to be great gets the right support.
I love this! This is how government assistance is supposed to work.
she is gorgeous. I love her confidence.
Pretty impressive lady with a nice personality and outlook on life in which her hardship has only made her industrious and resourceful in the best possible way and feels strongly about giving back
God bless you sweetheart , good things come to good people , And you are a great women . You are a role model for all young people that are not afraid to work .
Love this story, Porsha proves that with courage & the willingness to learn can take you anywhere. Thanks for sharing this.
Wonderful self motivation,and the desire to give something back is praiseworthy,well done young lady for your gritted deternination,you deserve all the success in the world.
this girl is great but an oil pan gasket will never cost 1900 bucks to fix. they were trying to rip her off. good one her though. God Bless
Been there. Be Smart. Be Strong. and be Good. Congratulations.
When I first got to college, my girlfriend's address was 1975 Peugeot. She was living in her car :-) By the time we broke up, she was the US Olympic team's dry land Head Coach. Now she has her masters and is a Physical Therapist. She was/is a worker!
Some political ideologies are against giving people opportunities like this lady got.
Good for her!! She's a great example of what you can do no matter your current circumstances in life. A great role model for young women. Happy for her!
This is what ambition and determination gets you! You go girl!!!!
Porsha Lippincott, It really sounds like you made it on your own and raised a child too. What a woman, I'd like to be like you.
This should be the story of anyone who needs the help and is willing to put in the work
A true Patriot uses goverment assistance and living aid support groups the way it's supposed to be used. As a pilot I would love to shake that girls hand.
ROCK ON!!!!
One aircraft motor-head to another, great job young lady! Working jet engines is a great career!
SHE KNOWS WHAT RESPONSIBILITY IS - AND I ADMIRE THAT ABOUT HER- IF I WAS 20 YEARS YOUNGER ID TRY TO CONTACT HER, MY DREAM GIRL --- A ROSIE THE RIVETTER.
thanks for sharing and being today's blessing
Wait to go, Porsha. Story is very uplifting. I'm myself was raised by a single mom, who put three of us through college because she went back to school as supposed to sting on welfare. I'm glad you can provide your son with a better life, because of your initiative.
She's definitely an inspiration! Good for you Porsha!
That is incredible. Those people and institutions help her are amazing we need more of those.
Wow .... Porsha Lippincott. I have a lot of admiration for people such as yourself. The way things eventually worked out for you is like a fairy tale story from start to finish. The money you saved that company is indeed money well spent by them investing in you as a student. Just awesome Porsha xx
Wow! This is such an inspiring story. Porsha stayed level headed even through her tough times and that takes a lot of resolve and self confidence. I salute this young lady. And big Thank You to the people and the agencies that gave her positive guidance along the way.
Porsha God Bless you, you're my kind of Lady.
I am very proud of this young lady. It makes me feel good to know that, there are still determined people out there who will not give up. Life is too short to settle for less than perfection...
Way to go Lady! You pulled yourself out of hard situation, with a lot of help, which you always want to pay forward later, and which it sounds like you're doing. Keep learning, keep living, and keep training and helping others, when we all do, it makes for a much better world!
Truly inspirational.....Good people get good things in life....Love from India
WHAT AN INSPIRING STORY,FOR A VERY DETERMINED LADY,YOU COULD PATENT WHAT YOU DID AND MAKE A FORTUNE FOR YOUR SELF AS WELL
A good story, everyone who tries deserves a chance in life!
Thank you Porsha for keeping us pilots safe. You’re an inspiration and an amazing person! And once upon a time I instructed at an Air Force base nearby you, Vance in Enid.
This is a great story. We are a rich country, opportunity like this should be available to everyone that needs a hand up. Like I said, this is a great story.
What an inspiring story and an amazing young lady. Way to go.
Love your Drive!!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped her achieve what she wanted.
She is so humble and inspirational. Good on you, Porsha.
Proud of her she's an amazing example.
Holy cow, you sound like me. When I was younger I had absolutely no usable skill sets. I also had a wife and a baby to support and the only way I could provide for them was working for an industrial bakery unloading 100 sacks of flour from a boxcar all day in the hot weather of Alabama state. I decided that that was a dead end occupation. We moved to a city in northwest Arkansas and I went to work at a hospital in the engineering department. I was a painter at first but the chief engineer saw in me that I wanted to learn new skills. I then studied for a stationary operating engineer license, took the test and got my license. Then I studied to be a high voltage electrician and got my license. Then my wife and I relocated to Seattle and I got a job as lead engineer for the third highest building in Washington state. I took many other courses and obtained many other licenses and held that position eight years until I took an early and comfortable retirement. I applaud this young woman because like me she had a vision to make more of herself. All it takes if you want to better yourself, is having a vision and tenacious personal drive as this young woman has displayed and in the end you will be rewarded handsomely!
I would love to buy her lunch and just listen to her, she seems like an amazing soul
you are proof that the only thing stopping a person is their not believing in themselves. always challenge yourself. way to go
Its great to see a testimony like this. These programs and donations are too often ridiculed as handouts to lazy worthless people. These programs are important and benefit our society.
The best investment to make is in people.
Amazing story. This is how real Hope works, it takes hard work and community that care.
Such an inspiration , hats off lady !
This an awesome story and I give you alot of credit for rising up to the challenge and overcoming the horrible adversity that you did young lady 😊
Her courage! She's a real fighter man! May god bless you!!
struggle and hard time makes the people .
i'm really touched by her story .
I am so happy to know this woman got the help she needed and worked to get her life turned around.
Porsha, I am proud of you and I am proud for you. You are a true inspiration.
The best of luck to you and your son.
I would love to meet this Smart , Intelligent beautiful Lady , She rocks !!!She has brains and looks.. what else could you ask for .
Heart-warming, genuine. Bravo to all!
What a great story, and she's obviously very deserving of every bit of a helping hand she's received. Her attitude is super and one a lot of well off people could learn from.
I would love to meet this lady. She truly is a warrior! So cool that she fixed her own oil pan.
Lady you may of had a little help along the way but it was your guts and determination that’s got you where you are today, hats of to you.!!
Porsha, You're are an inspiration to all people who have hard times to get through in their life. Not only have you gotten past them, but you got busy and transformed your life for better times for you and your son. There's nothing more attractive than an super intelligent woman with beauty and brains with a willingness to work hard to achieve what she wants. I sincerely would like to congratulate you and hope that you have nothing but a happy and successful future life!
great story of good old hard work. So many of us faced the challenges like this young lady, made me think of all the friends couches and truck beds i slept on as a young guy. thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing such a good story.
Bless you and all those good people who helped you : )
Awesome story and gal, that's how it is "supposed" to work. Congrats on reaping the rewards of your hard work!
A great lady you are.I salute u.
Absolutely amazing!!! That girl has overcome the impossible & her son and future husband have such a fantastic role model to follow in life! Well done lady i wish the world had more people like you.
This is a true definition of an outstanding individual. Truly a remarkable woman!
This is a great story. Wish there were more like it.
Well done Porsha, Absolutely lovely to listen to her well-articulated speech with full of supporting facts. Take my hat off to this lady Best of luck
Congratulations, that is so awesome. It is nice to see that kind of determination. I'm glad that you were able to turn your life around like that. You go girl!!
Porsha, so proud of you!! You are inspired many people to do not to give up by Do something that they want
Don't worry about writing a check to pay it back. Your story is what the system is for and it's intent.
Man that a nice story I nearly cried I was homeless for 4 years not got job got a house now but didn't get the opportunity to find a job like this lady did good look girl hope u ok and happy now
Good job young lady! I have always told my daughter that "chicks rule", females can do anything a male can and in a lot cases better! You proved that by figuring out a way to save the company millions of dollars. Wonder how many years and how many guys just cut out the harness without even thinking about it because that was the way it was always done! Job well done!
Wow! A breath of fresh air. Congratulations on your success, Porsha. I'm sure this is not the end of your career path. Godspeed and may your compass always bear north. Semper Fi.
This is a true inspiration for all of us who simply cry on little things and forget to thank God that He has given us so many things which many don't have. My heartful salute to you Porsha. You are a true legend.
Wow! What an inspiration! 👍 I was surfing on TH-cam finding info on becoming an aircraft mechanic when I clicked her video.
You are an inspiration Porsha. Bless you.
This woman is great and a true inspiration.
1900 now that's a rip off on a epic level
Ya no joke. They saw an easy mark and figured they'd just gouge the crap out of her.
maverick 45 welcome to the FAA.
What a great story, I love it when the system works.
God bless you you are an inspiration to all young people that are struggling. Keep it up.