HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Long before Col. Jenise Carroll became an accomplished military officer she had a strong sense that she could attain whatever goals she strived for if she put in the effort, even if, she says, it wasn't always necessary. "(I was) very energetic, all around sports and very smart," the Houston native described herself growing up in southeast Texas. "(I) made straight A's in school, never studied. I'm one of those kids. Would do my homework and go out and play football, dodgeball, you name it, ran track, played volleyball." Then, as she approached high school graduation, ...