First female four star

Posted: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:40 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube
The Pentagon today nominated the first woman in history to be a four-star general in the Army.

Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody was nominated to the rank of general and, if confirmed by Congress, will be assigned to be commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command.

The U.S. Army says that approximately five percent of general officers in the Army are women, which includes mobilized Army Reserve and Army National Guard general officers.

Dunwoody has been in the Army for 33 years, after graduating from State University of New York and receiving her commission in 1975.

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4 stars? I've got some 6 stars in my book.

B.Clinton, Little Rock AR (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:43 PM)

And like many "unbiased" news reporters, Dunwoody immediately left her position and joined the Obama campaign.

F.Durant, Miamai (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:44 PM)

So, could she be Obama's Vice President? Or is first female "four-star general" still not quite as significant as "Married Bill Clinton" and "never shuts up"?

Jay, Indiana (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:46 PM)

I was once commander of Army Material, if you know what I mean?

Bill C., NY (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:47 PM)

Yeah, but can she bake cookies like Hillary?

Juno Thompson , Select GA (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:48 PM)

Someday a woman will be president. This year history will be made with an African American becoming president. It is about time the US get more progressive.

Great Obama stuff!

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Vote for Progress - Vote for Obama (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:48 PM)

WOW, a WHOPPING 5% (approximately)of woman are general officers............and who says the military doesn't have far to go with woman's issues? How many men have given their service for 33 years and haven't rose the ranks faster than this poor woman? Can you imagine? I thought the Corporate world was bad; the militarys got them beat!

Diane from Illinois (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:49 PM)

Affirmitve Action hits the military. Closest Dunwoody has ever come to combat is when she played Risk.

GT Tullaman, Kennilworth, MS (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:50 PM)

Good! We need more but with discrimanting republicans, we can rest assured of slow and painful process here.........Hopefully after the republicans bomb and kill more americans like they did on Sept 11, 2001 - or as a McCain adviser suggested as a way for McCain to get an advantage over Obama - that is if they can pull it off before the election ( the October Surprise), they will see the need to reward women better and more so equally, since thety wil certainly have less people willing to volunteer for eminent death or disability as has been the case for our beloved soilders coming from Iraq.

The Don, Missouri (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:50 PM)

Fantastic. 'bout time. Watch how fast the repubs in Congress move to block the nomination.

Robert Hussien Harris, Buckeye, AZ (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:51 PM)

Gen Dunwoody has forgotten more about the military then Obama knows about the military.

Doris Claypol, Colorado Springs, CO (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:52 PM)

Way to go......Maybe she can run for president in 2016.

ID, GA (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:53 PM)

First act by Obama if he's President. Disband the military.

Sgt. Rockie (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:54 PM)

Great News !!!

New Wave (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:58 PM)

Next on the Military's to do list....allow women to fight in armed combat and lift the gay ban and toss don't ask don't tell.

Pat huntington NY (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:00 PM)

Oh, yea...another glass ceiling, sort of broken. Maybe chipped, a little bit.

OMG, this silliness is getting old. Please don't post if you don't have anything constructive to say - do you understand, "Bill C."?

FR - STOP printing these stupid ads! I want to talk to people, not read random blogs or buy Obama stuff. Sheesh.

MI Chick (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:06 PM)

I agree with allowing women to fight in combat arms, however lets leave sexual preferance in the bedroom where it belongs!

Tom Goss, Sylvan Grove, Ks (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:10 PM)

First of all, I don't know anything about Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, but if she has earned and deserves the promotion (which I would imagine by her nomination that she has), then the more power to her an congratulations to her.

Second, I am dismayed by the posts from so many people under this tread. They show levels of sexism that I (of all people) am not accustomed to in these United States. Smacks of ignorance.
--And that isn't to say that there aren't reasonable arguments for limiting women's role in the military, but they ain't seen here.

Nicholas: Minnesota (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:11 PM)

GO GIRL...not politically correct, but Go Girl.

Larry, Union KY (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:16 PM)

"Next on the Military's to do list....allow women to fight in armed combat and lift the gay ban and toss don't ask don't tell."
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Whether the women are in actual combat against the enemy, they have to watch out for the enemy in the next barracks. Our male soldiers are raping our female soldiers.

I hope this actually gets posted.

Zelda, Pittsburgh, PA (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:18 PM)

Congratulations....great goal for a woman!

Deninge Sims (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:30 PM)

As a former Marine, I would salute her 4 stars.

Michael Gibson Dundalk Maryland (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 5:58 PM)

If she makes 4 Stars, I salute them. Semper Fi.

Corporal MD Gibson USMC (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 6:05 PM)

I suppose it would really burst GT Tullaman's bubble to know that the United States Armed Forces have been among the most stalwart defenders of affirmative action in the whole country. GT Tullaman must be asking, "Why does the Army hate America?"

Luckily the Armed Forces are made up of far finer people than the likes of GT Tullaman.

Reader (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 6:37 PM)

Congrats to Lt gen. Dunwoody.

Rhj (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 6:50 PM)

So, could she be Obama's Vice President? Or is first female "four-star general" still not quite as significant as "Married Bill Clinton" and "never shuts up"?
Jay, Indiana (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 4:46 PM)

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This was Hillarious, made me laugh and choke on my water in real life!

Nick Hussein, Portland, OR (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 7:53 PM)

Does Harry Reid actually have the cojones to stop a Republican filibuster of this approval?

I doubt it; he hasn't stopped anything the GOP's wanted so far....

David Waukegan, IL (Sent Monday, June 23, 2008 10:42 PM)

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