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Summary:

U.S. Marine Corps Captain, Logistics Officer (0402), Naval Academy History Instructor, Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. Reasons for joining the Marines and attending the Naval Academy; experiences at the Naval Academy as a female cadet; attending basic infantry officer course in Quantico, Virginia; experiences at first duty station in Okinawa, Japan; deployment to Al Asad, Iraq; thoughts on deploying again; attending Army airborne school; experiences as a history instructor at the Naval Academy; thoughts on changes at the Naval Academy since attending as a student; advice for future officers; thoughts on the military's impact on life; post-active duty plans; advice for future generations of women in the military; thoughts on the cultural obstacles to the full acceptance of women in the military.

Author/Creator:

Bishop, Rebecca H., 1982-

Contributors:

Hedrick, Amy , interviewer

Women Veterans Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Rebecca H. Bishop, 2013 April 4 [by Bishop, R.H.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Subjects:

Bishop, Rebecca H., 1982- — Oral history

United States Navy — History — 21st century — Oral history

United States Marine Corps — History — 21st century — Oral history

United States Naval Academy — Students — Oral history

United States Naval Academy — Department of History — Faculty — Oral history

Women soldiers — United States — Biography — Oral history

Marines — United States — Biography — Oral history

Basic training (Military education) — Virginia — Quantico — Oral history

Discrimination in the military — United States — History — 21st century — Oral history

Women veterans — United States — Biography — Oral history

Women veterans — Psychology — Oral history

Women veterans — Education — United States — Oral history

Women veterans — Employment — United States — Oral history

Military bases, American — Japan — Okinawa-shi — Oral history

Soldiers — Family relationships — United States — Oral history

Military spouses — United States — Oral history

Iraq War, 2003-2011 — Participation, Female — Oral history

Iraq War, 2003-2011 — Naval operations, American — Oral history

Military convoys — Iraq — Oral history

Families of military personnel — United States — Oral history

Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.) — Oral history

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 2013 for the Women Veterans Oral History Project. Interviewer: Amy Hedrick.

Physical Description:

68 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1816

OCLC Numbers:

910171907