"My cousin was a nurse in the Navy - first woman on a deployed carrier!"
I know the 1st woman in a all female aircraft mainteance crew on a carrier.
This was during the 1st President Bush.
1st women on board a combat ship.
This woman is a retired Navy Chief AND a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
The same one I belong to.
Cool! My cousin's an anesthetist, and a big woman, almost 6 feet tall. She told the sailors if they gave her any guff, she'd put them to sleep and ... well, use your imagination :-).