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Ocean of Testosterone

Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army by Kayla Williams

May 10, 2017 by CosmoNewanda 1 Comment

I bought this book for the title. What I got was an insightful look at the human condition as seen through the eyes of a fellow service member. I joined the Navy at a young age and it’s very different from the Army. Yet many of the experiences William’s describes are similar to those I’ve encountered in my career. Reading this book felt like I was both watching the early years of my career and learning about a whole new world that is the Army. Williams is honest about her time in Army. She doesn’t try to gloss over her […]

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5/10/2017 | Post by CosmoNewanda
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| Tags: #memoir, Army, cbr9, feminism, Iraq, military, service | Category: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction | 1 Comment


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