President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, an unprecedented choice that, if she is confirmed, will make her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  • shectabeni@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Despite it reading like she was always the obvious top pick you just know some people are going to turn around and say Biden’s only doing it because of the historical significance of her being the first woman to hold the spot.

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      1 year ago

      Hey if she’s qualified have at it. I don’t know why people would make it an issue. People are weird.