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24 Raw emotions energized the moment as an ample number of shared memories synergized the atmosphere in reflecting on a 39-year military career and 43 years since arriving at the U.S. Military Academy. In honoring an exceptional and genuine person and a unique professional experience, the Corps of Cadets bid farewell and celebrated the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb with a Corps Farewell Banquet April 15 at the Cadet Mess Hall.
The evening was a retrospect of an expansive legacy that began in 1978 as a member of the third class of women accepted to West Point. Her story expounded on a career that included field research in Africa, working at the National Security Agency, study projects in Afghanistan and Iraq, serving as a senior advisor to the Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, the head of the Department of Social Sciences to becoming the first female and 14th Dean of the Academic Board at USMA in June 2016.
Leading the Way: MOAA Celebrates Women s History Month
March 15, 2021
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(This article originally appeared in the March 2021 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to all MOAA Premium and Life members. Learn more about the magazine here; learn more about joining MOAA here.)
While women have served in the military in various ways since the Revolutionary War, it took a 1948 law to formalize their acceptance in the armed services. In 2016, women began to be admitted into combat roles.
Today, women servicemembers continue to smash the military’s glass ceiling and diversify the officer ranks, easing the way for future generations of female warriors. Many of those who spoke to Military Officer about their achievements framed them in humble terms. But their accomplishments are larger than that, serving as beacons of possibility for those who follow in their footsteps. Here ar