The ceremony came just days after the death of Murray State alumna and Marine Osprey pilot Capt. Eleanor V. LeBeau. She died in a tiltrotor aircraft crash Sunday during a
Jun. 6—Yahlanda Robinson, 22, of Midland took the oath of enlistment for service in America's Navy at Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio headquarters. She will begin her career in the Aviation/Airman Professional Apprenticeship Career Track. "I just want to serve and be a role model for my daughter," Robinson said, who is originally from Portland, Jamaica. The oath of enlistment .
a statement officially lifting a ban against women fighting on the front lines. right now we are waiting to hear from defense secretary panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on a decision that is sparking a lot of controversy. i feel if a woman is strong enough to stand up and give the oath of enlistment, then she s strong enough to be right up there next to her, you know, other soldiers. i found myself tripping constantly, my legs buckling, falling during fire fights, having a hard time responding to enemy contact as far as, um, my response time from when i initially got to country. jon: let s talk about it with a.b. stoddard, a columnist and associate editor for the hill. what motivated this change, a.b., can you tell us? well, um, i think that people who have not informedelves about this decision might think that it was just an effort to follow on the heels of the repeal of don t ask, don t tell to make the military more inclusive, but it s twails the
job. 15 years ago. barnes passed out in a training exercise due to the heat. got heat stroke and apparently suffered kidney failure. $849,000 thos how much women spend for being women. show comes from living longer and paying more for insurance. now you know. gretchin: like father issuings like son. for our next guests it rings true . in a special ceremony, the two men taking the oath of enlistment at the s here is u.s. army reservist. good morning to both of you. good morning.
i was discharged under don t ask, don t tell that i d be in the recruiting station the moment it is dead. it has been dead seven days now. dead. ka putt. so i go in to the recruitment center here and i m just trying to enlist. they filed all the papers. they say you ve got to fill off of these out. go through medical screenings. you ve got to go through physical tests. i passed my test today. they said i could do any job in the military, based on these scores, and just so long as the rest of the paperwork gets filed, i ll be serving again, taking my oath of enlistment. when do you think that s going to happen? well, i hope that will happen as quick as possible. if i would stop doing all these interviews i suppose i could have the process done a bit quicker, but on monday i m supposed to get a medical screening, and i m just really excited, ali. i can tell. this has been a long time coming. you know, i ve been going through all of this entire year