Army Of One
Posted on | June 24, 2008
The Bush Administration has nominated the first female soldier for four-star general rank:
A 33-year veteran of the US military, Lieutenant General Ann Dunwoody, on Monday became the first woman to be nominated to the highest rank in the US Army, four-star general.
“This is an historic occasion for the Department of Defense and I am proud to nominate Lt Gen Ann Dunwoody for a fourth star,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a statement.
Dunwoody’s nomination has to be approved by the US Senate…
Army spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Anne Edgecomb told AFP the nomination of Dunwoody to the rank of four-star general was “important, considering that there are about 11 four-star generals in the army and we have a total force of 1,077,500 soldiers,” of whom 14 percent are women.
Can it be possible that we will credit Bush’s presidency with a historic, progressive action?
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