Coast Guard Promotes First Black Woman Admiral!

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First Black admiral in Coast Guard history: Capt. Zeita Merchant | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant becomes the first Black female admiral in its 233-year history.

spokesman-recorder.com

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant has made history as the first Black female admiral in the service’s 233-year history. Admiral Merchant, previously the commander of Sector New York, will now lead the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center in Washington, D.C., where she will oversee recruitment and scholarships.

Merchant said she initially joined the Coast Guard with the intention of financing her medical school education. “I always had this passion for service, but I never thought it would be in the form of military service. I really feel like this is God’s plan and not my plan,” she told the Clarion Ledger newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi.

Officials said the promotion highlights the Coast Guard’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. Historian William H. Thiesen notes that African Americans have played a pivotal role in the Coast Guard’s history since its inception in 1790. “From the earliest days of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, Black sailors served alongside their white counterparts, with many making significant contributions during conflicts such as the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812,” Thiesen wrote in a column for the Coast Guard’s newsletter.

He wrote that the Coast Guard’s rich and illustrious history of African American service is filled with bravery and accomplishment milestones. From Aaron Carter, the first African American to die in combat defending the Cape Florida Lighthouse in 1836, to “Hell Roaring” Mike Healy, the first African American commissioned officer and ship’s captain, Black Coast Guard members have consistently broken barriers and paved the way for future generations.

 

[Diondon]

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Black woman: Stays away from criminal activity, gets good grades throughout school, joins and excels in the military


White people "She got through because of AA, that's not fair. Send her back"

 

[DaPresident]

Congrats to her! That is black excellence

 

[8====D]

Salute to her!

Becoming an Officer, maintaining, and advancing to the highest rank ain't no easy feat in the military.

I wish her all the best and continued success!

 

[Sad Bunny]

My girl got that wet wet I’m the coast guard

 

[Oatmeal]

That's great news, I remember reading that folks in the coast guard really be on that, so it's even better that she's above those types..



And she went to a HBCU

 

[Captain Crunch]

I honestly clicked this thread expecting her to be a treh

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

How many times you think Biden has told that “I thought those people can’t swim” joke in the last couple days?