The Hit Woman

[Salvo]

Hi Folks,

A *girl in a boy's sport* and no one talks about it!

F/A-18F Super Hornet Pilot Is First U.S. Female Aviator To Shoot Down An Enemy Aerial Threat

https://www.twz.com/air/navy-super-hornet-pilot-is-first-u-s-female-aviator-to-shoot-down-an-enemy-aerial-threat

Sal

[Kathyp]

We are late to the party.  Litvyak was shooting down Germans in WW2   

We do have some outstanding female pilots.  I think they are the same type that would become race car drivers! 

[Ben Framed]

We are late to the party.  Litvyak was shooting down Germans in WW2   

We do have some outstanding female pilots.  I think they are the same type that would become race car drivers!

Kathy here is an interesting clip feathering Litvyak during her service.

https://youtu.be/D2_cVVcpV9U?si=TzQIjCNMYqCl7pR_

[Terri Yaki]

As long as they earn their way there fair and square, I'm all for it. But if they're promoted due to DEI, then I'm not. It was only a matter of time until the reality of that would show it face but that time is here.

[Kathyp]

As long as they earn their way there fair and square, I'm all for it.

This is one place where performance can't be hidden behind DEI.  In the mechanics of the job, women have a slight advantage with hand-eye coordination and organization.  Mentally, it requires split second evaluation and execution.  It's a pretty good playing field for women in the military because physical strength is not an issue.

You find more DEI in the Pentegon and higher ranks and most of those come out of the desk jockey fleet.  I think there are also DEI issues with command positions like ship captains, but it's kind of hard to tell given the risk-averse attitude of today's military.