Any thread about the Citadel is worthy of a reminder about yet another lefty hero who dropped the ball squarely on her foot.
Shannon Faulkner whined, moaned and agitated about wanting to enter the Citadel. In those mostly pre-Internet days, outlets like the reliably touchy feely USA Today championed her cause.
Faulkner, of course, washed out after ONE WEEK despite being treated like a Queen thanks to the media scrutiny. Naturally, she was quick to condemn that at which she had failed miserably.
Have there been qualified, successful female Citadel cadets and graduates since? Yes of course. But as usual the PC Parade backed a loser and were nowhere to be found when Faulkner moped home.
Don’t kid yourself about “qualified and successful”. The Citadel modified standards so the relatively less qualified girls could succeed, just like the military academies and the military generally.
Fire departments and police departments have been corrupted and made less effective the same way.