{"id":66166,"date":"2016-06-06T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=66166"},"modified":"2016-06-06T10:43:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T14:43:28","slug":"lieutenant-deshauna-barber-miss-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=66166","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Deshauna Barber; Miss USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Deshauna<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

The big news this morning is that Army reservist Lieutenant Deshauna Barber won the Miss USA title last night. Her question from the judges was, according to CNN<\/a>;<\/p>\n

When asked by judge Joe Zee whether the Pentagon’s decision to open up all combat roles to women had “put political correctness over our military’s ability to perform,” 1st Lt. Barber responded:<\/p>\n

“As a woman in the United States Army, I think it was an amazing job by our government to allow women to integrate into every branch of the military.”<\/p>\n

She continued: “We are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m powerful, I am dedicated and it is important that we recognize that gender does not limit us in the United States.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She says that she intends to highlight veterans’ issues during her reign, according to Fox News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Barber said she plans to use the pageant’s spotlight and her title to support veteran’s causes and tackle the issue of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder among military members. When asked what message she had for the presidential candidates — including former pageant owner and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump — Barber said they should focus more on veteran’s issues, including the backlog at veterans hospitals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s laudable, I suppose. <\/p>\n

She’s going to ask for a break from her reserve obligation;<\/p>\n

In a press conference following the event, the 26-year-old lieutenant from Northeast DC said she plans to take a break from the Army Reserve and had already discussed with superiors the possibility of going inactive for a couple of years should she win the title. She said she currently serves two days per month.<\/p>\n

“My commander should be watching right now,” Barber said. “Two days a month is definitely not active duty. It is an obligation that I signed up for but they are very flexible in the United States Army Reserves.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She should be aware, however, that when she’s running for President in 20 years, she’ll have to explain those “not observed” entries on her Officer Evaluation Reports by her rater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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