Panel Discussion 1: Integration Successes (left to right):
* Holly Hemphill (National Women’s Law Center, Senior Counsel) -- Ms. Hemphill will provide a brief overview of the history and trends that have supported or impeded the gradual opening of occupations and units.
* Ellen Haring (Service Women’s Action Network, US Army Colonel, Retired) -- The Army is well into full integration. Ms. Haring will provide an update on where the Army stands with full integration, as well as the successes and challenges to date.
* 2LT Katrina Simpson, NH USANG, Infantry Officer
* 2LT Wednesday Nelson, CO USANG, Infantry Officer -- 2LT Simpson and 2LT Nelson are graduates of the first integrated infantry officer courses. They will describe their motivations, their initial training, and how standards were applied during training.
Panel Discussion 2: Ongoing Challenges (left to right):
* Ellen Haring (Service Women’s Action Network, US Army Colonel, Retired) -- The Army is well into full integration. Ms. Haring will provide an update on where the Army stands with full integration, as well as the successes and challenges to date.
* Gillian Thomas (American Civil Liberties Union, Senior Staff Attorney) -- Ms. Thomas will outline past and ongoing legal challenges related to women’s full integration.
* Kate Germano (LtCol, USMC Retired) -- Kate Germano is a former commander of the all women USMC recruit training battalion. She will outline the problems associated with segregated boot camp and how to overcome those challe ...More...
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