I didn't step into my first job planning to be America's fi… - Vernice Armour

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I didn't step into my first job planning to be America's first, or even joining the military to be the first. After I started the flight test the recruiter said, "Hey, did you know you are going to be the first black female pilot ever in the Marine Corps?"

Vernice Armour

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Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour (born 1973) is a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the America's first black female combat pilot. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and eventually served two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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I said, 'Dad, if I don't do it, who will? At some point, somebody has to step up to pave the way for everyone to move forward,'

I knew a lot would be riding on my shoulders,” Armour said. “I knew it would be hard. I knew there was a potential that there could be biases out there as well about whether women deserve to be in the Marine Corps, or combat and flying in that platform.

We have to start with a conversation where we're actually listening to each other, again, not fault, but how do we move forward into solutions,

I didn't step into my first job planning to be America's first, or even joining the military to be the first. After I started the flight test the rec… - Vernice Armour

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