U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Emily Perez a.k.a. “Kobe” was the first black woman at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to reach the rank of Corps Commander Sergeant Major. She was nicknamed “Kobe” because she “always made the shots” according to family and friends. A 2005 graduate, Perez was fluent in German and a […]

Oh sure they are.   How could you just walk past any group of people who are there to greet you without at least acknowledging their being there?  How could you walk past uniformed U.S. Military members, and at not least salute them for putting their lives on the line, while you get to kick a […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first woman to command the Army’s drill sergeant training took legal action Monday to reclaim her job, alleging she was improperly suspended last year because of sexism and racism and demanding that two of her superiors be investigated for abuse of their authority. Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King still does […]