Living Legends and Full Agency: Implications of Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy

358 Pages·2014·6.01 MB·English

by  G.L.A. Harris

Public Policy/Military
“… G.L.A. Harris, PhD, does an excellent job cataloging our journey and giving
specifc examples of where we have ben and where we have yet to go. Her work more Living Legends
than highlights the necessity for equal access and exposure being key to recruitment,
retention, and promotion of women in today’s military if we are to have the same
chance for promotion and opportunities as our male counterparts. The dedication and
commitment she placed into birthing this work is evident. It should be mandatory
and Full Agency
reading for the leadership in our country.”
—From the Foreword by Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur,
America’s First African American Female Combat Pilot
“The book is the frst of its kind to examine these issues. This is historic, and no one
has written about the topic and its implications, especially for gender equity. … an
excellent overview of the implications of the combat exclusion policy and its affect
not simply on equality, but on national defense … it is an amazing feat that the author
was able to obtain interviews. Interviewing and storytelling strategies are extremely
appropriate for research such as this, and the stories are fascinating … It is very
innovative and insightful. This book addresses a major gap in the feld.”
—Norma Riccucci, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University, Newark
A Chronicle of Living Legends and Living Ourstory
Emphasizing triumph in the face of adversity, Living Legends and Full Agency:
Implications of Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy traces the ourstory (history)
of women’s role in the military. It provides a full context for the policy, existing
literature, and the surrounding debate about the combat exclusion policy and women
in the military. Drawn from interviews with 17 former military women, the book asks,
analyzes, and answers key questions butressing the thesis that justifes the combat Implications of Repealing
exclusion policy’s repeal.
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Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................xi
Preface ..........................................................................................................xiii
Author ......................................................................................................... xvii
SeCtion i WoMen AnD WAR
1 Introduction: Women and the Military .................................................5
Te Opponents ..........................................................................................12
Te Proponents ..........................................................................................15
Note ...........................................................................................................20
Appendix 1 ................................................................................................20
2 Warriors to the Core .............................................................................27
3 Te Beginning of the Revolution: Te American Experience ...............37
World War I ...............................................................................................53
World War II .............................................................................................53
Te Korean Confict ..................................................................................54
Te Vietnam Confict ................................................................................54
Operations Urgent Fury and Just Cause ....................................................54
Operations Desert Shield/Storm ................................................................55
Operation Enduring Freedom ....................................................................55
Operation Iraqi Freedom ...........................................................................55
Operation New Dawn ...............................................................................56
4 Marginalized, Yet Accountable: Te Irrationality of the Combat
Exclusion Policy ...................................................................................57
5 Te Enemy Within: Sex Crimes and the Evils of Asymmetry ..............87
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viii ◾ Contents
SeCtion ii W oMen in WAR—LiVinG LeGenDS:
SiSteRS-in-ARMS UnDeR
CoMBAt eXCLUSion
6 Taking Command: Te Generals .......................................................137
Major General Marcelite J. Harris, U.S. Air Force, Retired .....................137
Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, U.S. Air Force, Retired ..................144
7 Commanding the Air: Te Aviators ....................................................151
Mrs. Anna Flynn Monkiewicz, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) .......151
Colonel Pamela Rodriguez, Army National Guard, Retired .................... 155
Dr. Rita F. Sumner, U.S. Air Force ..........................................................160
Chief Warrant Ofcer 5, Trish Tompson, U.S. Army, Retired ...............163
Master Sergeant Judith Hatch, Air National Guard (ANG), Retired ..........168
Sharron Frontiero Cohen, U.S. Air Force .................................................173
8 Commanding the Sea: Te Mariners ..................................................179
Dr. Darlene Iskra, U.S. Navy, Retired .....................................................179
Maria “Zoe” Dunning, U.S. Navy, Retired .............................................183
Ms. Rose Marie Jackson, Commander, U.S. Navy, Retired .....................192
Ms. Yona Owens, U.S. Navy ...................................................................196
9 Commanding the Land: Te Soldiers .................................................203
Colonel Beverly “Sam” Stipe, U.S. Army, Retired ....................................203
Command Sergeant Major Cynthia Pritchett, U.S. Army, Retired ..........207
Ms. Sandra Intorre, U.S. Army, Retired ................................................... 211
Mrs. Tifany Kravec-Kelly, U.S. Army Reserve ........................................216
Sergeant Michelle Wilmot, U.S. Army Reserve........................................223
SeCtion iii WoMen At WAR: toWARD FULL AGenCY
10 On Gender and Citizenship ................................................................243
On Gender...............................................................................................243
On Citizenship ........................................................................................250
11 Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy: Prospects
for Implementation.............................................................................257
Army........................................................................................................259
Air Force ......................................................................................................261
Navy ........................................................................................................261
Decision Point 1 .............................................................................261
Decision Point 2 .............................................................................262
Decision Point 3 .............................................................................262