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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: mirth on March 30, 2018, 10:53:06 AM

Title: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: mirth on March 30, 2018, 10:53:06 AM
https://www.stripes.com/news/citadel-picks-first-woman-to-command-entire-student-corps-1.518057
Title: Re: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: JasonPratt on March 30, 2018, 07:14:01 PM
I can't decide if Robert Jordan would be rolling over in his grave, or not. ...probably not?
Title: Re: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: Staggerwing on March 30, 2018, 10:01:54 PM
Eh? Robert Jordan? Was he a Citadel First Cadet as well?
Title: Re: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: JasonPratt on March 30, 2018, 10:41:47 PM
Per his Wikipedia bio:

QuoteJordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel, where he received an undergraduate degree in physics; after graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer.
Title: Re: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: Staggerwing on March 30, 2018, 10:53:33 PM
Well then I hope not on the grave rolling.
Title: Re: Citadel Picks 1st Female Regimental Commander of Cadets
Post by: JasonPratt on March 30, 2018, 11:07:22 PM
He wrote about a lot of female commanders, including military, so... as sniffy as they might have been... ;)
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