10 Most Badass Female Soldiers

10 Most Badass Female Soldiers

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Loretta Walsh was the first woman to enroll in the military in 1917. She paved the way for women to consider a career in a male-dominated field. In 1948, a law to make women part of the military service was passed. Since then, women have exceeded the sky's limit and set the pace for their male counterparts.
Talk about badassery in the military, and I'll mention thousands of exceptional women out there. However, we'll focus on ten badass female soldiers worth emulating for the sake of this video. It would be best if you stayed tuned as I begin with number ten.
10. Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester
Sgt. Ann Hester is the first woman to earn the silver star in Iraq for her actions against insurgents. She was a sergeant with the National Guard's Kentucky-based 617th Military police Company. In 2005, she was deployed to Iraq and was scanning the route near Baghdad when insurgents ambushed her squad. It was a risk she signed up for, so the need to defend her team and dislodge the terrorists was inevitable.
She directed her team away from the heat of the battleground, and she, alongside her squad boss, set out on foot to engage the enemy. With the help of assault rifles and grenades, they achieved a lot. Her bravery ensured that she killed most of the enemies and saved her convoy member's life. In that single operation, 33 insurgents were killed or wounded and one captured. All members of her team survived the attack.
After she returned to the US, she became a police officer, a job she had always loved since childhood. She later rejoined the army shortly after joining the police because she enjoyed being a soldier. In 2014, Ann spent eighteen months in Afghanistan, where she was promoted to sergeant first class. 2017 saw her assigned to the Virgin Islands to be part of the international humanitarian effort amid Hurricane Maria.
https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/leigh-ann-hester-sergeant-first-class-u-s-army/
9. Constructionman Camella J. Jones
Camella Jones is one of those women that deserve a standing ovation for their achievements in the military. After world war II, women's participation in the military declined. It took the end of another war before women were encouraged to participate in the military. She is the first woman to qualify as a heavy equipment operator and was assigned to a US Navy construction battalion unit in 1972.
If you know how the Seabee works, you'll understand that the unit was predominantly male since 1972. Unfortunately, Camella Jones did not partake in the 'we fight' portion of the Seabees because she was a woman and wasn't allowed in combat. This law changed in 1994 after the National Defense Authorization act. The law allowed women to be members of the mobile construction units. Although it was too late for Jones, it was her efforts that allowed the inclusion of women.
https://www.military.com/history/5-badass-female-sailors.html
8. Adm. Michelle Howard
When the name Michelle Howard is mentioned, many firsts come to mind. She is the first African-American woman to command a navy ship. She is also the first African-American woman in the US military to earn three stars. There are more firsts you need to hear. She is the first female four-star admiral and the first female African-American four-star admiral.
Aside from her landmark achievements, she is also a badass pirate hunter. After only three days of leading a navy task force, she figured how to help Capt. Richard Phillips and the MV Maersk Alabama take down some pirates. Her actions sent a clear message to pirates not to mess with her ship.
Howard was born into a military family, and at 12, she was already thinking of joining the military. Unfortunately, she discovered that women's opportunities in the US military during the early 1970s were almost nonexistent. This changed when President Gerald Ford signed the military procurement bill in 1975. The law allowed women like Howard into the military academies. In 2016, she became the commander of naval forces in Africa and Europe. She retired in 2017, with many firsts to her name.
https://www.military.com/history/5-badass-female-sailors.html

7. Donna Tobias
When Donna Tobias said she wanted to be a Navy deep-sea diver, it sounded like a foolish idea. How could she? It was an era where women dare not think of such professions that even men could barely survive, but Donna was determined to venture into new challenges. She asked her recruiter about becoming a diver, and she was met with a misogynistic answer.