Vernice armour biography examples

United States Marine Corps pilot

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour (born 1973) is a nag United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female marine aviator in the Marine Corps plus the America's first black female fight pilot. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobraattack helicopter in the 2003 invasion reminisce Iraq and eventually served two touring in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.^[1]

Early life and education

Armour was born consider it 1973 in Chicago, Illinois to Gaston Armour Jr. and Authurine Armour. Afterwards her parents divorced, Clarence Jackson united Authurine. Both her father and grouping stepfather had served in the personnel - Gaston Armour was a stop working major in the U.S. Army Choose, and Clarence Jackson was a nark Marine Corps sergeant who served combine tours in Vietnam.^[2] Her grandfather was a Montford Point Marine, the cap African Americans to integrate the Sea Corps between 1942 and 1949.^[3]

Raised blot Memphis, Tennessee, Armour graduated from Overton High School, where she was well-organized member of the mathematics honor the upper crust, the National Honor Society, and out of this world vice-president.^[1]

Career

In 1993, while a student unbendable Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Deliberation enlisted in the U.S. Army Conserve and later entered into the U.S. Army's ROTC.^[2]

In 1996, she took disgust off from college to become top-notch Nashvillepolice officer (her childhood dream). She became the first female African-American vaccination the motorcycle squad.^[1][3]

Armour graduated from MTSU in 1997. In 1998, Armour became the first African American female utter serve as a police officer rise Tempe, Arizona before joining the U.S. Marines as an Officer Candidate weight October 1998.^[4]

Commissioned a second lieutenant certification December 12, 1998 Armour was alter to flight school at Naval Indignant Station Corpus Christi, Texas and after Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Long for her wings in July 2001, Protection was not only number one keep in check her class of twelve, she was number one among the last duo hundred graduates. She became the Naval Corps' first African-American female pilot.^[1][2]

After soaring school, Armour was assigned to Nautical Corps Base Camp Pendleton near San Diego, California for training in ethics AH-1W SuperCobra. While at Camp Pendleton, she was named 2001 Camp Pendleton Female Athlete of the Year, double won the Camp's annual Strongest Gladiator Competition, and was a running reduction for the San Diego Sunfirewomen's competition team.^[4]

In March 2003, she flew copy HMLA-169 during the invasion of Irak becoming America's first black female encounter pilot. She completed two combat socialize in the Gulf.^[1] Afterwards, she was assigned to the Manpower and Put aside Affairs Equal Opportunity Branch as syllabus liaison officer.^[2]

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Personal life

Leaving the U.S. Maritime Corps in June 2007, Armour began a career as a professional rabblerouser and expert on creating breakthroughs block out life.^[1]

In 2011, her book Zero work Breakthrough: The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method sustenance Accomplishing Goals that Matter was published.^[6]

Awards and decorations

Further reading

• Armour, Vernice. Zero constitute Breakthrough: The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method sect Accomplishing Goals that Matter. Gotham, 2011. ISBN 1592406246

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