Shoot Like A Girl

US Army Captain Kaitlyn Hernandez is the Commander of the 717th Ordnance Company (EOD) in Fort Campbell, KY. On April 3rd She will attempt to break the Women's record for the 1 mile bomb suit run. 

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Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Britton joined the Irish Naval Service in 2014, however by that point she was no stranger to the sea. She grew up beside the ocean in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, and competed with the Irish surfing team from 2004-2012. This past summer, she completed the 11 week Combined Diving course to become the first female diver in the Irish Navy. The course typically has a 70% drop-out rate and of the original 10 who started her course, only 3 finished. She is the current Gunnery Officer on LÉ James Joyce. 

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A special Remembrance Day episode profiling 9 Canadian servicewomen who have lost their lives since the year 2020. 

Lest we forget.

Captain Leigh Pinard joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2004 as an infantry soldier. After a brief stint with the Ceremonial Guard in Ottawa, she became a medic and worked in a variety of clinical roles. In 2007, she deployed to Afghanistan with the Counter-IED team. Upon her return, she joined the Skyhawks Parachute Demonstration Team for the 2009 season. Leigh completed her nursing degree at the University of Alberta to become a Nursing Officer while also training and competing internationally with the CAF CISM Triathlon team. She is currently the National Patient Safety Officer for Canadian Forces Health Services and was recognized by Esprit de Corps magazine in 2020 as one of the Top Women in Defence. 

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Giselle D. aka Golf Alpha Delta is an Infantry Master Corporal currently working full time in the Canadian Army Reserve. She has volunteered in Rwanda and was recently awarded the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for her work supporting veterans and first responders. @golf_alpha_delta 

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Master Corporal Katherine Hanak joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2008. Originally joining the Navy Reserves, she then transferred to become a Combat Engineer. After an injury almost ended her career, she fought her way back to become Combat Diver, and then completed the gruelling selection process and course to become a Search and Rescue Technician. If you happen to be on a boat in the North Atlantic and run into trouble, it just might be Katherine who ends up saving you. 

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Jessica Lynn Wiebe is a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran. She was an Artillery soldier and deployed to Afghanistan on TF 1-08. Following her military service, she went to art school and used her experiences to create a fascinating body of multidisciplinary work that centres around war and conflict. As part of the Canadian Forces Artist Program, Jessica travelled to Ukraine to document the experiences of soldiers and gather material for a future exhibition. She currently lives in Halifax and trains Jiu Jitsu at the Halifax Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Society..

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2nd Lieutenant Ruth Robinson was the 4th woman to serve as a Tomb Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The honor of Tomb Guard is incredibly rare. The Badge is the least awarded badge in the U.S. Army, and the second least awarded badge in the U.S. military trailing only the Astronaut Badge. Ruth currently works as a Federal Wildlife Officer, and is a member of the Army National Guard. 

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Able Seaman Yvette Yong is a Naval Communicator in the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve at HMCS York in Toronto. She is also an extremely accomplished Taekwondo athlete, and the 2018 CISM Female Athlete of the Year, Canadian Forces Female Athlete of the Year, and the Royal Canadian Navy Female Athlete of the Year. She won a silver medal at the World Military Games in Wuhan, China this past October and has won many national and world championships. When she is not kicking butt and taking names, she can be found teaching fitness classes or children’s Taekwondo. 

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