Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

by Connie Goldsmith

Book Overview

In December 2015, the Pentagon changed a rule to allow American women to serve for the first time ever in front-line ground combat troops. Women have fulfilled many military roles throughout history, including nursing; driving ambulances; handling administrative duties; working as mechanics; and serving in the WASPs, WACs, WAVES, and SPARS. More recently women are flying jets, conducting surveillance, commanding naval ships, and now fighting on...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541528123
• ISBN13: 9781541528123
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary