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Veterans Day Special Pt. 3

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Veterans Day Special Pt. 3

Published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Description: Female officer takes different route to West Point

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" I'm proud navy mother and former deputy assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration and like almost."

" Mets -- his former marine and one of the few -- men treated at the table."

" Yeah. Is everybody basically. Major would you like to introduce yourself and me gently. -- in the apartment and engineering at you know -- nothing can. And Intel switch Catalina earlier major show us wish he says I -- here right I had that is for those of you can't quite see Athens gold. If they added that since silverlight is that a lieutenant colonel OK that's an excellent thank you. Contact Kathleen Centre edition -- out here obviously loving -- Let's say I'm I'm John McCann on the senior from what the Westlake Ohio OK Matthew -- in my vision thing. Okay as a singer yeah and -- not brain enlargement you you're very important for a great. Okay now it let me ask the major one side of your career -- panel that. No man might actually -- to be at the university Pennsylvania. On scholarship for -- and so little to the little bit different -- so what so we're -- artistic what does that mean you. Go to classes like everybody out she word you know. Go to class what you could now like everybody. Yes man categories like everybody."

" Else but. But about once a week or so you we have labs well -- science classes. We have to fill all the same military requirement before that few would dispute over four years. I'm on by the connection picked activity won't -- so -- economic times like during the severity -- the priorities but on Saturday here I sold it yes ma'am and."

" I met her former. Classmates as well from and from him you know Arizona university Penn Pennsylvania and they thought that she was just -- part of some group they've been realized she was actually going to be joining the military. And I hit them. Until right into your commissioning word this is serious than that she actually joined the military she's gonna be heading off at some point possibly -- war zone."

" I mean there's a pretty important distinction here to when I joined it was 1998. -- I commission is -- completely different environment. These cadets have voluntarily joined up knowing exactly what they're doing things on iPod and and I have a great. Great my admiration for this event and I felt that the first class from my muscles now. Now what do you do when you're that teaching -- the point I'm laughing off certain. -- I am a big hop on the signal corps officers though right the flag and I am so I typically am working communications and I do multi channel family -- now. -- So what I usually tell people. Exactly you know when you see the commercials he's like army guys right there and his backpack. -- Larry knocks on the table and as Baghdad that's not fighting for it."

" On the back and I'm saying those are you can be okay. The dream -- habitat -- the high tech inside the flags are from a good old days we actually did naked on the floors left. And now -- satellite. How much damage you and what do you tissue damage and I teach us simulation class right now actually that's my class -- now -- me. And I think I'm Leon. NRA and yeah. They have an ice but it is eventually gonna happen and spirit and tell us about your study that last step on your -- what."

" Sure I'm economics and operations research Maynard and this they said before the stars of her academic affairs alienate -- this flat. About the 37."

" So you above a three point seven out of a four point average and they kicked college that is considered the best one in the country has -- pretty good and I'm not complaining about my."

" I want you to email and prevent violent day ahead New York his strategy around at foxnews.com. Because it right there. Eating out in and put the name of your cadet in the offensive line we'll bring it out okay so now what you -- Economic opportunities are right okay what's the thing I -- time."

" Let's see this is -- German proficiency that. Minutes foreign service medal for. Completing tasks and that. The Germans require so you're in Germany. Now let's not say that -- is on officer from the West Point."

" And there's a number of things if you go through a mark his pistol shooting graduate but so anybody can do it right beside you speak German Eurasia and I candidate -- al-Qaeda -- to -- on Tuesday. After and I get it and battle it. Okay."

" Pretty good did you get any more of us are just -- that's different it's you know whatever liaison officers here from foreign country -- but you the opportunity. And has anybody -- a semester abroad -- planning to do a semester abroad and into one and it just. It's been that you did it with C Egyptian army no we actually went there we went through civilian school and just when the classic we would anything that I think is your last point of agents. They you have military academy and I visited there but that's not where we attended -- you speak -- just a little bit."

" That's great but any -- area experts when you. You don't do that right you're not so little bit later yeah -- they'll have an opportunity. Later on their career -- specialized minus appliance."

" And can -- to West Point just kind of the military academy to a world where a lot of the top military lot of people from other countries come to West Point to receive military trends it's not just -- American. As soldiers and and."

" they really do have classmates were from other countries. Yes and they can just give me some fragile land."

" I -- we have. They're actually. Taiwan and."

" Chile France Spain who is an era. And tenuous ally with a -- an academy since since there -- renowned for its point is this is international so."

" Yeah. Now -- a question for all of you can that's McMahon and -- especially with this is clearly a planted question. This is an email from someone who while they can give than a minute but did not in the military -- wants out your best professor at. Current well -- yeah. If you took this right here he's so much trouble -- transfer to your friends and had to save me -- thing. That's the I haven't had major area but it got a semester left thumb and I'm hoping for good things anybody with sort of he okay in the show us. Now okay now isn't it I. And -- you know Larry this is yeah. -- the it anchors and then my dad. -- okay. In connection doesn't pan. And we have a message here in your father okay. It says John your mom and I are so proud of their service you work hard. And we know you're looking forward to graduation serving your country good luck to you and your fellow -- love -- Thank -- did. And again time."

" that is in Cleveland Ohio and is actually a graduate of the Coast Guard can. Some really matter is that as well."

" Wonderful well dad you should be very proud and you have a lot of that up is a fine man. Okay now tell us where your mom and dad are today and why they're not in."

" I have it at an event that governor Alan. They're watching it it's not dead -- let's. And what are you gonna do you graduate."

" Much you an anomaly you yourself she's nine my branch of this coming but you owe my did you or your -- all that you can't change your mind to say yes this is a big mistake I think I wanna go to the university Colorado this is where the camera to supporters classes you usually hear you send commitment and you. So this is a legal document that you -- Certain pioneer and a right. Are we have one more wonderful email. Crack at -- look at me I'm. Major Julia oh. This is like I shouldn't what this is for our Thelma have Bryan on that is less than a minute. He says he asked me here of what she's single and yeah a -- and yeah."

" Love the this is yeah now the seriousness cheerful woman here is that I can't do for you name."

" I'm a little off guard so I mean come back I -- It -- fell eight it's I think it's -- the and a profession I think if I was in the military policy percent of profession that. Still be pretty competitive and still be doing things -- now yeah. And you are there a lot of women tissue that was -- that's about it it nears the army of about 15% 15% at any particular specialty -- On the could be it couldn't have ranged from anyone of the branches than answers right."

" I should explain to people who are watching what it means to be asked to teach at West Point and it's not everybody just gets invited to teach at West Point it is again the best of the best. And the fact that you will now take a year to two years. You're teaching her to realize this is my third you're teaching thirty your pace and then after this you probably go back into the signal -- yes -- fell about and the operational force this is a little bit of a break for us. For some instructors know with it to go to grad school for a couple of years. And then I utilization -- that last point instructors. There's a couple of that are here today reporting that well we're excited to make them by -- we're gonna switch you've got."

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