I Felt More Welcome in Combat Than I Did on Base
The Atlantic A poor command climate can make women feel unsupported and alone. 6:30 AM ET Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty In 2012, I was deployed to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to serve alongside Green Berets and infantry soldiers. As a member of an all-female cultural-support team, I was trained to interact with Afghan women and children, something that is culturally inappropriate for men to do. At the border, we encountered mortar attacks, improvised explosive devices, and firefights. Even though this time was tense, we worked well with our colleagues in U.S. Special Forces, in part because...
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