with the only four females currently serving at the military s highest rank. great to meet you. reporter: one for the first time altogether. thank you. it is a pleasure to serve, and there is four of us, right, a first. pretty soon, there will be no more firsts. norah: the highest-ranking women in their branches. coast guard commandant admiral linda fagan is the head of the coast guard, america s first female service chief, and the only woman to sit in with the joint chiefs of staff. the journey we have all been on has taken sustained, persistent, effort, endeavor. yes, there has been some difficult people along the way, but, you know, they re not sitting here in these chairs right now. norah: army general laura richardson flew helicopters in iraq and led an assault helicopter battalion. she now leads the u.s. southern command. it often in the military can you be helicopter pilot, work at the white house, work at the u.s. have capital, the pentagon, and lead sons and da
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The Coast Guard introduced a new advancement pilot program meant to help fill critical, vacant positions, while also allowing service members to develop professionally, the service announced Thursday. Under the new policy, Coast Guard assignment officers can offer advancements to service members, who would have typically not been eligible or below the advancement threshold, if […]