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Navy Pilot Disagrees on Distaff LimitsALAMEDA il'PD — One nies held beside a T34 Beech jNewpori. R [., for 3 16-weekof fhe Navy's first women fliers was barely in the service when she let the brass know sheMentor trainer at .Alameda course starling Jan. 22. Afterdoesn't agree with their restrictions on distaff pilots.1 would like to be earner-qualified and I would like to fly jets. said blonde .Joellen Drag. 22. of Castro Valley. Calif., one of eight women selected by theNavv as its first female oilots.% *•And ) would not object, to living combat missions.Naval Air Station. Her mother, a former Marine Corps sergeant. watched proudly.Alter administering the'oath. Drag broke tradition by kissing his daughter.The new enlisted woman, who had heir blonde hair in bangs and wore boots, said she had wanted to he a professional horse show jumper but decidedinstead .to volunteer for the The Navy announced that its j flying program when it was training program for the [announced.women will include single and: •There is nothing serious hi milesmulti-engine prop planes and my romantic life. Miss Drag 1 treading water for 20 minutes helicopters, but not jot aircraftgraduating as an ensign, she will spend 45 weeks in pilot training at Pensacola. Fla.Miss Drag said she didn’t expect to have any problems with 'sai'ors who resent women fliers—and thought trainersactually might be easier on thegals.She also predicted little difficulty in meeting the ohvsi-♦ Oilcai standards required of Navy pi Ids—running a 600-yard obstacle course, one and one-half cross country, andor carrier landings sincecurrent law prohibits women from flying combat missions.Miss Drag was sworn into the f She enlisted in the Navy for Navy Reserve Wednesday by her father, retired Navv Cmdr.told reporlers. ••The men I gojand swimming a mile in a out with think it's fariiastic.jfljght suit. Miss Drag said she They want me to lake I hem up [has taught s w i m m i n g. in a plane. I horseback riding and skiing andplays tennis.Theodore T. Drag, at cere mo-six years and will go first to Women Officers School inShe graduated Iasi monthwild a bachelor’s degree hpolitical science from California State University at Hayward. • The eight fliers picked by the Navy for the women’s program included four women already on active duty and four new enlistees. After they finish their training and serve as pilots for six months, the Navv will evaluate the program anddecide how many women will equipmentCalifornia.Charles agriculture state’s c: reading fo; a five-day which eau of S51 imi. that, §42.7 he said.Christen: age fig-ur harm don'a continuinghe said, freeze prii Before k cials were cent merer crop overenter flying on basis.The other women fliers are .L!. (j.g.) Judith Ann Neuffer,Wooster, Ohio; Lt. (j.g. Barbara Ann Allen. ChuiaVista. Calif.; . Ens. Kathleen: million ha Lou McNary, Plainfield.. Ill,:'predict !h Officer Candidate Jane Milieu.'will be ab Sic lies; Des Moines, Iowa: Jo: a drop of Anne Hodman. Zephyr CoveJc rape! Nev.; Ana Marie Scott, j tangerinesMcLean. Va.. and Rosemary B, j but still a Merims, San Diego. Calif. ' increases (
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San Mateo Times
San Mateo, California, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1973
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