Why did CNO Boorda dredge that plane up, get this thing going, run this simulator test ….?
MOORER: Because we’re getting down to the media….they put so much attention–” We’re going to have a female flying an F-14.” And so it’s a big thing. So they were going to do that. And not only did they spend a lot of time to raise the airplane, but when they had her funeral here, as sad as they are (and I’ve been to many of them, where pilots are killed), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy attended the funeral. Now, I can’t recall where I’ve ever seen the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Defense at a funeral of a Naval aviator … man. Q: What does it mean to you? MOORER: It meant that this was–that’s what I’m trying to tell you–a special case. We’re bringing in women into combat. They’re going to fly the fastest and the hottest thing that we have. And so that’s a number one priority. Q: Anything wrong with that, Admiral? MOORER: Yes. I think so. I think that everyone should be treated equally. I mean, the attitude towards the women. They go back and fort
