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Cautionary Lessons On Leading As A Woman In The Military
The opportunity to lead others — whether a small fire team or an aircraft carrier — is one of the few guarantees of military service. While gender has no impact on the ability to lead, an occupational...
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4 Reasons I Am Resigning My Commission As A Naval Officer
I have resigned my active-duty commission, which means I have exactly a year left on active duty in the Navy. Here is an excerpt from the “Reason for Submission of Request:” I am resigning my...
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The Story Of The Incredible Women Who Served With Special Ops Units In...
They were a sisterhood of female combat soldiers, the “alphas of the alphas,” who initially served in direct combat with Army Rangers and Green Berets two years before the prohibition against women in...
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The Navy’s Uniform Changes Are Anything But Gender Neutral
There is one glaring issue with the Navy’s significant shift toward gender-neutral uniforms: they aren’t particularly gender neutral. The uniforms are men’s uniforms slightly redesigned for women. And...
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4 Reasons Why I Will Miss The Navy
“I really do wonder all the things we don’t hear about the military, if these are the terrible stories we do hear,” my friend said, as she took a sip of her drink. I was catching up with her at a bar...
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American Women Who Served In Combat Before You Were Born
American women have served on the front lines of the battlefield since the United States declared itself an independent nation. Women disguised as men served in order to fight on the battlefields of...
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It’s Time We Require Women To Register For The Draft
Now that the Department of Defense has officially opened all combat jobs to women, the requirement for women to register for the Selective Service — the draft — is likely inevitable. Finally. All U.S....
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Here Are 7 Awesome Resources Your Transition Class Didn’t Offer
In preparation for leaving active duty, I recently completed all of my pre-separation training — transition goals, plans, and success, or ‘TGPS’ Capstone — and am now in the process of meeting with...
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There’s A Key Piece Of Information Missing From The Personnel Retention...
Statistically, the Navy does not have an officer retention problem. Yet everyone knows in reality, many of the best people are leaving. Despite the high volumes of officers who voluntarily resign...
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Why I Wrote Under A Pseudonym As A Naval Officer
When Task & Purposeoffered me a contributor role in mid 2014, I heeded the encouragement of close confidants to pursue my lifelong passion to write. At the time, I was deployed overseas. I had...
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