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Aristus

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1. I love it when kick-ass women make names for themselves in previously jealously-guarded

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2019, 03:20 PM

May 2019

male preserves like HALO jumping.

I was a tanker years and years ago, but the Army just commissioned its first female tank commander a few years back. Jesus, a lot of hypermacho dickheads lost their minds when that happened. Screeching POLITICAL CORRECTNESS RUN AMOK!!! rather than coming to the rather simple and obvious conclusion that she had met, or even exceeded all the requirements for the position.

The Army awarded the Ranger tab to its first female African-American member just a few days ago.

We're seeing some real progress out there...

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I just met a woman jump master [View all] TEB May 2019 OP

I love it when kick-ass women make names for themselves in previously jealously-guarded Aristus May 2019 #1

I'm not arguing that DashOneBravo May 2019 #4

Love hearing these success stories MLAA May 2019 #2

Not too long ago GP6971 May 2019 #3

I got awesome naps TEB May 2019 #7

Good for her DashOneBravo May 2019 #5

Yup TEB May 2019 #6