Women Guard Answer the Call

In training in Camp Shelby Miss., these SC ladies have the right stuff:

About 100 women are in the S.C. National Guard’s 218th Brigade Combat Team, which is training here for an upcoming mission to Afghanistan.
The women hold a variety of jobs such as clerks, truck drivers, medics, nurses, supply sergeants and mechanics.
They also train alongside men, learning defensive tactics such as conducting security patrols, operating checkpoints and detecting bomb threats.

I went to school with this lady:

The hardest part, said Spc. Tina Smith of Branchville, will be resisting the urge to step in and stop a woman from being beaten.
“We’re not there to change their culture,” Smith said.

Good luck Tina and all your courageous comrades, and God Speed!