It was very exciting, because today, virtually all jobs in the Navy are now open to women. There's just a couple that are closed. That's a major step. A historic step. It has meant that women can fly planes on aircraft carriers.
Women can serve in our newest, high-tech ships.
That's why I'd like to be a young woman, starting over again to have some of these opportunities that haven't been open before. You have to enjoy the fact that you're on a team and maybe some people look up to you, but really, at the same time, you have a responsibility to the people on your team. You have to do as good a job as you can, because they're depending on you. You want people to be successful. It's good for them, and it's also good for the Navy.