I'm sure Seahawk knows her personally and look forward to his comments. Good for her!
MKE Lifestyle: You were the first woman to serve as the executive officer (XO) aboard an aircraft carrier. What was that experience like?
Bauernschmidt: My experience as XO was the same as all my peers as the other CVN XOs. Except for the occasional acknowledgement of being the first by those onboard the ship while I was XO, it was transparent — a non-issue, and didn’t come up often. My decisions primarily focused on running the day-to-day operations of the “small city” that is the aircraft carrier. I focused on cleanliness of the ship to ensure everyone had a safe and healthy place to live and work, training of the crew for eventual combat operations, and completion of the refueling complex overhaul maintenance period. The goal is always to ensure we are mission-ready when called upon by our nation’s leadership.
https://www.mkelifestyle.com/mkepeople/15-minutes-with-capt-amy-bauernschmidt-of-the-u-s-navy/article_ac8519d0-3345-11ec-81c4-0bdeec28b2bd.html