Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam hosts women's symposium

[Voice of *** Diana Quinlan] SERVICEMEMBERS ATTENDED THE 2012 SURFACE FORCE WOMENS WATERFRONT SYMPOSIUM ON FORD ISLAND AND JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM. SYMPOSIUM COVERED EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN THE SERVICES AS WELL AS WAYS OF ACHIEVING BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND LIFE [Command Maser Chief Patricia Roebuck # Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific] I THINK THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE IT SOONER THAN LATER THAT FIRST FEMALE MCPON. I SEE IT HAPPENING BUT I TRULY HOPE THAT ITS NOT TO BREAK A BARRIER WHEN THAT FIRST FEMALE IS SELECTED AS MCPON. I HOPE IT'S BECAUSE THAT MASTER CHIEF IS QUALIFIED FOR THAT JOB. I DON'T WANT A FIRST FEMALE ANYTHING I WANT TO SEE THAT WE ARE BEING CHOSEN FOR OUR QUALIFICATIONS AND NOT FO OUR GENDER REPORTING FROM BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM IM *** DIANA QUINLAN