Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman GABRIELA M. MOSQUERA
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblywoman NANCY F. MUNOZ
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman DIANNE C. GOVE
District 9 (Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Rodriguez-Gregg and Assemblyman Rumpf
SYNOPSIS
Designates second week of May of each year as “Week of the Military Woman.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Joint Resolution designating the second week of May of each year as “Week of the Military Woman.”
Whereas, Throughout history, women have played an integral role in supporting our nation’s military, from service as a nurse or interpreter, to service in combat; and
Whereas, The first recorded female soldier in the United States Armed Forces was Deborah Sampson of Massachusetts who, disguised as a man, served in the Revolutionary War; and
Whereas, The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 granted women, who formerly served only as auxiliaries in times of war, permanent regular and reserve status in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; and
Whereas, In 2008, Lieutenant General Ann E. Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in United States Army history, highlighting both the skills women possess and might contribute to our military and the commitment our country has made toward the achievement of gender equality in all occupations; and
Whereas, There are presently 201,400 active-duty military women, with women comprising 9,200 of the nearly 71,400 military members currently deployed; and
Whereas, The current projected percentage of U.S. Veterans who are women is 10 percent, where women account for nearly 11.6 percent of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans; and
Whereas, Today, women can be found fulfilling nearly all of the duties that were once the exclusive domain of men in the American military, with 90 percent of military occupations open to women; and
Whereas, To honor the sacrifice that women have made in defense of our country and our State, and the courage they have exhibited to protect the freedoms of its people, it is altogether fitting and appropriate to designate the second week of May of each year as “Week of the Military Woman”; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The second week of May of each year is hereby designated as “Week of the Military Woman.”
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and citizens of this State to observe “Week of the Military Woman” with appropriate activities and programs.
3. This joint resolution shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This resolution designates the second week of May of each year as “Week of the Military Woman.”
Throughout history, women have played an integral role in the support of our nation’s military, from service as a nurse or interpreter, to service in combat. The first recorded female soldier in the United States Armed Forces was Deborah Sampson of Massachusetts who, disguised as a man, served in the Revolutionary War. The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 granted women, who formerly served only as auxiliaries in times of war, permanent regular and reserve status in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. In 2008, Lieutenant General Ann E. Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in United States Army history, highlighting both the skills women possess and might contribute to our military and the commitment our country has made toward the achievement of gender equality in all occupations.
There are presently 201,400 active-duty military women, with women comprising 9,200 of the nearly 71,400 military members currently deployed. The current projected percentage of U.S. veterans who are women is 10 percent, where women account for nearly 11.6 percent of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans. Today, women can be found fulfilling nearly all of the duties that were once the exclusive domain of men in the American military, with 90 percent of military occupations open to women. To honor the sacrifice that women have made in defense of our country, and the courage they have exhibited to protect the freedoms of its people, it is altogether fitting and appropriate to designate the second week of May of each year as “Week of the Military Woman.”