Posted on 11/14/2008 2:27:09 PM PST by mnehring
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The female descendant of a long line of US military officers was promoted to four star general Thursday, the first woman ever to reach the top rung of the US military.
Ann Dunwoody accepted the promotion and command of the army's materiel command with humor and humility at a Pentagon ceremony so packed with well wishers that three star generals were standing in the aisles.
"When people ask me, Ann, did you ever think you were going to be a general officer, say nothing about a four-star, I say not in my wildest dreams," she said.
"There is no one more surprised than I, except, of course, my husband.
And you know what they say, behind every successful woman there's an astonished man."
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That was good.
You’re welcome.
Thank you, for your service.
That reminds me of “Operation Petticoat”: “Unable to recognize requested item ‘toilet paper.’ Requisition returned unfilled.”
(I'm avoiding temptation when I don't post his name.)
:-)
You too?
Go **** yourself. Logistics, in the current operational environment is dangerous too. Who do you think IEDs target?
Spit.
LOL! There are always a few. I remember a few pickled Admirals from my childhood.
How true.....
LOL. Some guys aren’t very good at math.
No, I try not to get into fights when my opponent is unarmed.
I just couldn't believe that anyone with any sort of military experience would be so clueless when it came to logistics.
While I always suspected that a woman would achieve a four-star rank in my lifetime, I had always expected it to be in the Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard.
Actually, DIW, the first female BG was promoted in 1970. I simply happen to know this as a matter of family trivia, because an aunt of mine who retired as an O-6 had also been under consideration for the star :-)
I’m sorry. She was the first ARNGUS First Star General during ODS.
Sorry your Auntie missed out on the promotion. I’m sure she would’ve rocked, too.
We Military Chicks watch one another’s backs. ;)
She did rock. She was also my Godmother and certainly played a big role in my life.
"We Military Chicks watch one another’s backs. ;)"
I'm pretty d@mn grateful for some of you Military Chicks who kept a good eye on my back!
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