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Chitchat Where to find this kind of woman officer in the SAF?

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Famous women who served in the military​


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From discipline to teamwork, and resilience, the lessons learned in the Armed Forces often stay for life. And many women did learn these and many other lessons while serving their country, and later became famous in other areas of their lives.
 
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Harriet Tubman -

The American abolitionist and social activist fought during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman managed to free numerous slaves from plantations at the service of the Union Army.
 
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Harriet Tubman -

Tubman later became a spy and worked as a recruiter for the Union Army. Late in life, she went on to promote the cause of women's suffrage.
 
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Sunny Anderson -

The Food Network personality, best known for shows such as 'The Kitchen,' 'Cooking for Real,' and 'Home Made in America,' also served in the Air Force.
 
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Sunny Anderson -

Anderson enlisted in the Air Force and worked as a radio broadcaster and journalist, stationed in both Seoul, South Korea, and in San Antonio, Texas.
 
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Sunny Anderson -

"I knew that there were radio stations, television stations, newspapers, and magazines, for the military, by the military, and I wanted to be a part of that," she said.
 
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Bea Arthur -

The actress is best known for playing Dorothy Zbornak in the sitcom 'The Golden Girls,' but Arthur was actually a Marine from 1943 until 1945.
 
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Bea Arthur -

When Bea Arthur was 21 she joined the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. She worked her way through the ranks, from typist and truck driver to staff sergeant. Pictured is her 1943 Marines ID card photo.
 
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Queen Elizabeth II -

When the then-Princess Elizabeth turned 18 in 1944, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in England.
 
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Queen Elizabeth II -

The late Queen—or Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, as she was initially known as in the ATS—drove military trucks and worked as a mechanic. By the end of the war, she had reached the rank of Junior Commander.
 
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Ruth Westheimer -

Ruth Westheimer, aka Dr. Ruth, is a Holocaust survivor. After the end of World War II, she moved to the territory that later became known as Israel, where she trained as a sniper.
 
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Ruth Westheimer -

"I have no idea what the experience would be, if I had to show it. But I was a very good sniper," said the famous sex therapist in an interview.
 
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Eileen Collins -

In 1995, Eileen Collins made history by becoming NASA's first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first female Shuttle commander.
 
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