When the first women graduated from the enlisted infantry course in November 2013, I was exuberant. Deployed to Afghanistan at the time, I remember adding this to my list of updates for our morning staff meeting. None of the men at the staff meeting seemed as excited as I was. Perhaps I should not have … Continue reading Origins of the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force (GCEITF)
Belonging
United Kingdom: Women in Combat
Of the four countries we visited in 2014, the United Kingdom was the only one not permitting women in ground combat specialties. At the time, I didn't think anything of it. I assumed we were there for a reason. We were visiting these countries to understand better their experience with women in ground combat specialties. … Continue reading United Kingdom: Women in Combat
Breaking Into the Brotherhood 