Women in the Military

"Inclusion is the action that draws the best from every one of our members."

'It'll snag on anything ... The worst is when you're getting ready and it tears as you're struggling to put it on.'

"[M]aybe you should think things through before you speak."

“We never got a parade. We just went home to our families.”

Fort Hood comes in at #1.

“Each soldier in ‘The Calling’ has their own unique background and story to tell."

"If that’s what you really want to do, all you have to do is work hard, work out, be mentally fit, and just go for it.”

“Our numbers are growing within the military. You’re seeing more females in positions that they just haven’t had before.”

“I will never have the audacity to utter the words ‘accountability’ to my troops again.”

"These are my teammates. These are my sisters.”

“It is critical that we hear from you because you are a central part of the solution."

"I didn’t want their promotions derailed because someone in the Trump White House ... thought DoD was playing politics"

"It shows us that the military is starting to appreciate us females more, especially as cops."

The current policy "does not reflect the actual requirements and does not create an accurate safety standard.”

"This isn't about male and female standards," Grinston said. "This is about Army standards."

"To think we don’t have to have headaches every day anymore?"

Bravo zulu!

“[Leaders] don’t give a shit. They flat-out saw she was suicidal and needed help … They left a Marine behind."

"Things shouldn’t have escalated to this level. Sarah should never have been placed in this predicament."

"It really matters that we get this solved."

“Now I look back, and I'm horrified that I put that female Marine through that level of crap over it."

"If you're looking to save money -- let's start with cutting those people who think closing Parris Island is a good idea."

"No decisions have been made ... It's just an option we're talking about."

Kathleen Donahue Bruyere, 76, the trailblazing Navy officer who helped win the right for women to serve at sea, died Sept. 3 at Paradise Valley Hospital in San Diego.