Chitchat Where to find this kind of woman officer in the SAF?

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Eileen Collins -

But she was no stranger to remarkable feats. In 1978, when Collins joined the Air Force, she became one of the first four women to go through pilot training. And at the age of 23, Eileen Collins became the Air Force's first female flight instructor.

 

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Eileen Collins -

"The Air Force was testing whether women could succeed as military pilots. We obviously were living in a fishbowl—everyone knew who we were, our personal business, our test scores and our flight performance. My philosophy was to be the best pilot I could be," she said.