Women in the military make us stronger, not a mockery
In 2016, women were formally allowed to serve in all career fields in the U.S. military. This opened the once closed career field of Combat Arms to women. But this…
The only 7 women to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross
Amidst the ongoing debate about whether female troops should be allowed to serve in combat positions, …
The very first coed boot camp at MCRD San Diego
Historically, male Marines hailing from west of the Mississippi went to boot camp at MCRD San Diego in California while those from east of the Mississippi trained at MCRD Parris…
Female Marine recruits will train in San Diego for the first time ever
For the first time ever, female Marine recruits will begin training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in February, as the branch continues to assess new ways to integrate…
VA adapting to meet women Veterans’ needs
This week I was given an incredible statistic: Just 20 years ago, VA served a little more than 150,000 women Veterans. This was before 9/11, an event that prompted so…
Meet the Air Force veteran dedicated to telling the stories of military women like her
Cynthia Cline was deployed to the Middle East when she started doing research on getting out of the military. “I was looking for some encouragement from women who had separated…
The Army will soon have female grunts, tankers in all brigade combat teams
The U.S. Army announced recently that female soldiers will be integrated into all of its infantry and armor brigade combat teams (BCTs) by the end of the year.
Currently, 601 women…