She had been accepted by Purdue University, but aspired to earn an appointment to West Point.

[1] Robinson graduated from the West Point in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as an aviation officer.

[5] Robinson has served in a variety of aviation assignments both stateside and overseas to include four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

[6] She has held both command and staff positions from company through brigade task force level.

Previously, Robinson served at West Point from 2003 to 2005 in the department of military instruction.