The topic of my group's research is the history of women in service. For data collection analysis, I interviewed Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret.). She is the chair of the board of directors of the Women In Military Service For American Memorial Foundation, Inc., which has also been one of my primary sources for literature reviews. Lieutenant Connell Marilla Cushman USA (Ret.) assisted her during the interview. Ms. Cushman is the foundation's director of development and public relations officer. She was extremely helpful in planning and organizing the meeting. The primary purpose of this interview was to gain in-depth information about women in the service as it relates to Brigadier General Vaught's personal and professional experience. I expected that the long years he served would help me clarify questions I had from my literature review. During the interview, Lt. Cornell Cushman also helped me answer some of the very important questions I had. Brigadier General Vaught joined the Air Force in 1957 and served for over 28 years. After retiring, she also served as chair of the NATO Women's Committee in the Allied Forces Committee. The questions I have formulated are to gain insight into Brig Gen Vaught's personal experience in his career. The questions were organized from personal questions about her and her career to more opinion-related questions. The personal questions served to simplify questions relating to opinions. The first question I asked the Brigadier General was how she was convinced to join the Air Force. This question was more aimed at building an environment to learn about the history of women in service. Somehow, I was trying to read the mind…middle of the paper…never, pondered the nurses. My reaction after the interview was full of amazement and despair. There was a feeling of pride that women like Brigadier General Vaught and Lieutenant Connell Cushman had arrived. They proved that women can succeed in the military, which was ridiculed by many. The opportunities and status of women have changed significantly over the years. Women in the military traditionally held management or clerical positions, which has changed in the present day. The statement that non-nursing women and nurses in the military really amazed me. It was hypocritical of the service and the government to segregate enlisted women, but not nurses. The issues raised to limit women's access to the combat zone have never been implicated for nurses. As Vaught and Cushman argued, women could have careers as nurses in the Army but not as soldiers for years.