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First female VMI cadet reaches battalion commander rank
Erin Claunch, a 20 year old, becomes battalion commander at Virginia Military Institute, the second highest student rank, leading about half of the 1200 cadets as the academy remains coeducational. She outperforms men on physical tests, aiding women’s progress in a system historically male.
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VMI
Lexington
Erin Claunch
Virginia Miltary Institute
Claunch
U.S. Supreme Court
Josiah Bunting III
Justice Department
Jackson Kiser
Ebony McElroy
San Diego
Calif
McElroy