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(Janet C. Wolfenbarger)
At least some portion of a cadet wing were not particularly supportive of this change,

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to bring women into what had previously been
an all-male institution. I actually thought

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about this, and it occurred to me that their
real concern was the worry that, as a result

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of women being introduced, that somehow, the
program and the standards associated with

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the Air Force Academy would have to be lowered
with the women coming into that program. And

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I really do believe that I and the other women
who were in my class and those that followed

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us spent four years proving that, in fact, the
standards did not have to be lowered; that

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women could not only survive, but thrive in
that very stressful environment.