Jay Season had this to say on that subject
in a comment to a previous post:
Who wants to make a prediction on the first female Army combat arms division commander? I'm leaning towards the 101st, and here is how: A female aviation full bird will get fast tracked to a 1 star assistant division commander slot someplace, do a stint with the joint chiefs staff, and from there it is just a 1 star jump to 101st CG, no?
Jay isn't keeping an eye on the Generals. He's right of course. He's just late to it. The leading female contender to command a division? BG Richardson, who came to it out of Aviation, and
who just got her orders for a new job - as she leaves her ADC job at 1st Cavalry:
Brig. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, deputy commanding general (support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, to deputy chief of staff, communications, Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.
I say bring it on. Division commanders are not warfighters per se, in the way that brigade commanders are. The Germans even formalized it in their two-track system. One track for unit-based combat commanders, the other for General Staff officers. The two merged at Major General/Divsion command. And it works. BG Richardson comes out of combat aviation, so she's been involved in planning and participating in combined arms maneuver warfare and has to understand the value of training from soup to nuts, as well as maintenance and supply. It doesn't mean she's up to the task of commanding a divsion, but if she isn't, it won't be because of her plumbing.
Just sayin'.
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Jan 25 2013, 05:32 AM
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