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Article about Admiral Sandra L. Stosz

Posted on 30 November 2009 by Anastacia Thorsson | Comments

The Baltimore Sun had a great article about Admiral Sandra L. Stosz today. (Read it here.) It talks about how she ended up in the Coast Guard, her time at sea, her family and where she is now. Really worth the read.

On a semi related note for discussion the Coast Guard, as far as I am aware is the ONLY branch of military service in the U.S. where there is no job woman are allowed not allowed to do. Can anyone think of a job women aren’t allowed to do? Or another branch that has no restrictions?

I mean we are given a chance to do everything. This piece is a little older I know, but check out BM3 Bridgitte Milheim. The first woman from the Coast Guard in memory to graduate from Army Airborne Jump school, and I got a great chance to write about her back in May when I was still working at HQ .

It has been brought to my attention that I need to make it VERY clear that I do not work for CG-0922 at this time, I am not in a official blogging capacity anymore and will not be blogging in an official capacity any time I am posting here. Anything I post here is my own opinion and does not represent the U.S. Coast Guard in an official capacity.

Alright that is probably enough grrrl power posting for today. :)

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  • mrjacksonthomas
    Of course "not a five jump chump" seems to not realize our "airborne" units aren't quite what they used to be. A "combat jump" these days would make the Greatest Generation laugh where they stand. They like to tuck in their pants legs...other than that, the 101st or 82nd is just like any other unit.
  • FlamingAtheist
    Ahhh, Rangers. I remember the CGC Acushnet pulling in next to my cutter (Resolute) in Astoria to embark some Rangers so they could go out and do some water-borne approaches to the beach. It was also a Friday meaning King Neptune's Feast! Once the Acu got back from deploying the Rangers I was related this about their adventure - as with most military members the Rangers ate up their lunch like it was going out of style, then the ship headed out over the bar (one of the rougher bars you could cross depending on tides, and that day it was quite choppy). The Rangers lived up to being 'green' berets, seafood Newberg everywhere, my buddy said they were more than happy to get into their rafts and head to the beach after that, added new meaning to mal de mer.
    Not that I am putting down Rangers, one of my good shipmates from the CG was a Ranger prior to joining the CG. I don't think coming on to a CG blog and slamming the training is very appropriate, maybe pointing out the misstatement (which was promptly corrected), but I would be surprised if anyone who went through that school thought 'This is simple, no problem' or didn't have some fear of not making it through until they were done with that last jump.

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    Seems from my reading of the history of a few of the airborne groups from WWII (501stPIR, 506thPIR) that those guys were just '5 jump chumps' when they headed to England, I certainly wouldn't call them that, but hey - more power to you. Congrats to BM3 Milheim for breaking that gender binary down some more.
  • Not a five jump chump
    Hey Donkey,

    She graduated from the US Army Basic Airborne Course (aka "airborne school"), not Army Airborne Ranger School. US Army Ranger School is only open to males, and the 75th Ranger Regiment consists of 3 Ranger battalions (1/75 @ Hunter Army Airfield, 2/75 @ Ft. Lewis, 3/75 @ Ft. Benning) Lower enlisted soldiers can serve in the Ranger Regiment without having been to Ranger school, and you can be a Ranger school graduate and not serve in the Ranger Regiment. Ranger school is incredibly difficult. Airborne school is not even moderately challenging, unless you are fat, dumb, or lazy. Even if you do graduate from the basic airborne course, you are still a five jump chump until you make a real jump with a line unit.
  • athorsson
    DNFTT.

    First, thank you for pointing out that I added the word Ranger, my bad. I fixed that.

    As for the rest of your comment I would like to point out that we ask you refrain from name calling, or being insulting. Your comment was not overtly so, but just be aware.
  • saboats
    airborne school is NOT ranger school, but it is by no means a walk in the park. BZ to the BM3 for doing it, putting up with the puddle pirate jokes I'm sure she received, and bringing credit on the USCG....
  • athorsson
    Thank you saboats, for seeing the point of my bringing it up. :)
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