“Someday, sure, there’ll be a woman [Chief of Naval Operations],” she told Time Magazine 14 years ago, while commanding the USS Rushmore, a post that made her the first African American woman to command a US Navy ship, “It will happen of its own accord.” Obama’s appointment would have her serving as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, one step away from the top ranking officer position in the service.
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