US West Point Academy Swears in First Woman Commandant of Cadets

Date Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Brigadier General Diana Holland, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, was sworn in as the Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was sworn in on January 5, 2016. General Holland is the first female to serve in this position, the latest milestone for American women who now are allowed to serve all military combat roles. West Point, founded in 1802, accepted its first female cadets in 1976.

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