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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, an unprecedented choice that, if she is confirmed, will make her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am amazed that we’ve never had a female on the joint chiefs of staff .

[-] Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

There's a ton of baked in misogyny in the military.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Rapes? What rapes?

*quickly sweeps something under the rug*

[-] USSEthernet@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Colonel, you raped her? Congrats on your promotion to General.

[-] venorathebarbarian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's 2023 ffs. I too am amazed (and shocked, and appalled) that we've only just now gotten a woman on the joint chiefs of staff.

Sucks when I can't even be excited cuz I'm just so disappointed it took this long.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

She's not there yet. We have to convince Coach to not throw a fit over it first.

[-] venorathebarbarian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ugggggh I forgot about that. So, it's not happening then. Probably. Maybe next decade.

[-] shectabeni@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Despite it reading like she was always the obvious top pick you just know some people are going to turn around and say Biden's only doing it because of the historical significance of her being the first woman to hold the spot.

[-] carbonprop@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Hey if she’s qualified have at it. I don’t know why people would make it an issue. People are weird.

[-] Prox@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Will this also be held up by Little Tommy Tuberville?

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

When Life imitates Art.

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