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Michelle Howard becomes Navy's first female four-star admiral
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| 7/2/14
| CNN Staff
Posted on 07/02/2014 8:36:53 AM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson
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To: latina4dubya
The question can be legitimately asked: Is she promoted because she is good or is she promoted above all others because she is a black female.
Affirmative action and PC now make that a reasonable question and one with merit.
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:10:07 AM PDT
by
Hulka
To: Old Retired Army Guy
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:11:21 AM PDT
by
Hulka
To: ghost of stonewall jackson
being that i know nothing about her other than what i read in the article, i looked her up... some of what i found:
Howard was born to former U.S. Air Force master sergeant Nick Howard and his British wife Phillipa. She is married to Wayne Cowles, a retired U.S. Marine... who, btw, is white... i see that no children are mentioned... which is probably some of why she was able to achieve so much...
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:16:15 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Hulka
We have been at war for at least half that time, but it’s been land wars. In Asia.
A rapid rise, shrinking military, not much room at the top. She may be good but all the fuss about the First African American Woman whatever and the PC and affirmative action goals of our military tend to raise questions.
I have a dream, that one day, someone can be the first ethnic, or the first woman in some position, and no one will notice.
To: heartwood
“I have a dream, that one day, someone can be the first ethnic, or the first woman in some position, and no one will notice.”
Absolutely.
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:18:25 AM PDT
by
Hulka
To: Hulka
Affirmative action and PC now make that a reasonable question and one with merit. yes--i take no issue with that particular question...
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:18:27 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Hulka
Whoa. . .22yrs and a 4-star. I will look into this as something is very, very wrong if this is true. No one is THAT good. No one. Even the fastest rising star cant make O-7 until at least 20 years, let alone 4-stars at 22-yrs. 32 years... not 22...
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:20:00 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:20:37 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men d)
To: JaguarXKE
Thanks!
Love yout tagline!!!
may I make a banner using that quote”
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:28:15 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: ghost of stonewall jackson
is it me, or does she bear a striking resemblance to James Earl Jones?
To: Old Retired Army Guy
I think it’s the latter. My father was 20 years Air Force, so I don’t know how it is in the Navy, but he retired a full Colonel. He hold me that when you start moving into flag officer territory it’s not just about talent, it’s about playing politics, and the higher you move up, the more politics takes the place of talent. Because 22 years is a reaaallly short time to get to 4-Star.
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:38:39 AM PDT
by
LoneStarGI
(Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "BAD HUNTER.")
To: LoneStarGI
I think its the latter. My father was 20 years Air Force, so I dont know how it is in the Navy, but he retired a full Colonel. He hold me that when you start moving into flag officer territory its not just about talent, its about playing politics, and the higher you move up, the more politics takes the place of talent. Because 22 years is a reaaallly short time to get to 4-Star They misread her bio. She was commissioned in 1982, not 1992.
To: Old Retired Army Guy
As with most flag officers, the more likely reason is the latter. Political connections; true leadership abilities usually have nothing to do with those who are on the fast-track.
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:42:43 AM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: LucianOfSamasota
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:53:27 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(The GOP-e scum enlisted Democrats to steal the Republican primary. The GOP-e can go to Hell.)
To: RJS1950
Anyone going 07 is a political hack.
To: MeshugeMikey
Ouch. Affirmative Action Admiral. I’ll take bets on that.
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07/02/2014 9:54:25 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(The GOP-e scum enlisted Democrats to steal the Republican primary. The GOP-e can go to Hell.)
To: ghost of stonewall jackson
Did she earn it, or is it affirmative action?
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:55:04 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: Uncle Miltie
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:55:49 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: Focault's Pendulum
No real argument there though I might give some consideration to some Marine generals. The rest, all got there through the who you know and who you blow paradigm.
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posted on
07/02/2014 9:56:46 AM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: JimRed
"Did she earn it, or is it affirmative action?"
I hope she earned it but 20 years ago, that question would have never crossed my mind. Now it's SOP. Thanks, Bill and 0!
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