Sister-generals make Army history

Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett and Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi have obtained the rank of general in the Army. It’s a first in Army history that two sisters have done it, USA TODAY reported. Women account for more than 16 percent of the military’s active-duty force, and make up 69 of the 417 generals and admirals. The 244-year-old Army first allowed women into the ranks in 1901 with the establishment of the Army Nursing Corps. Before that, women served unofficially. Barrett joined the Army to largely pay for school and attended the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Tufts University. Now a two-star general, she leads the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, which manages and defends the Army's information networks. Lodi attended Rutgers University’s ROTC program, received her commission in the medical services corps and planned to be a civilian dietitian. But she stayed beyond her 10-year plan of service. She excelled in the Medical Service Corps and is now the deputy chief of staff for operations in the office of the Army's surgeon general. (Source: The Hill 09/05/19) https://thehill.com/policy/defense/460127-two-sisters-become-generals-in-first-for-army