An Officer, Not a Gentleman: The inspirational journey of a pioneering female fighter pilot

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While I am an aviation enthusiast, this is not just for those who love aircraft! I think anyone (especially women) could appreciate her struggle and her persistence. It is inspiring. Women do hard things and they work twice as hard to get where they want to be.

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An Officer, Not a Gentleman is a very easy to read, eye-opening & amusing biography and the writing style is very much as though Mandy is speaking to you, telling her story as obstacle after obstacle were put in her way & she trampled over them, never giving up on her dream. Time after time, she proved that women are just as good as men! In December 2020 Louis Gossett Jr contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalised in Georgia, but was discharged after three days to recover at home with his family. That, in the circumstances, these acts or omissions constituted conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman. [5]Although this book is mainly marketed at being female in a male dominated subsection of society, I’m happy to see Mandy’s own take on it. She doesn’t focus on it too much and just gets on with the job - She doesn’t really see gender even though is sometimes acutely reminded of it. Everyone responds to integrating in different ways, Mandy’s was to ‘try and be one of the lads’ which is completely valid. After filming was wrapped in Washington in 1981, Richard Gere was already becoming a big star in the US box office thanks to his 1980 hit American Gigolo. Speaking at a film festival in 2012, Richard said: "Every once and awhile, I could be jet lagged somewhere all over the world and An Officer and a Gentleman is playing on MTV in the middle of the night and I’ll watch a scene or two.

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An officer and a gentleman" redirects here. For the film, see An Officer and a Gentleman. For other uses, see An Officer and a Gentleman (disambiguation). Lisa Eilbacher started as a child actor with roles in My Three Sons and Gunsmoke and transitioned to an adult role in The Amazing Spiderman before her perhaps most famous part as Casey Seeger in 1982's An Officer and a Gentleman. I loved this book. From the opening when Mandy is fired upon by a SAM I was hooked and knew I would like this book. "Wellsey" did not disappoint and led me on several journeys: 1) the journey of a combat fighter pilot 2) the journey of a woman navigating the RAF and being a pilot and all the challenges, sexism, and misogyny that goes with this 3) the journey of a woman who reaches the crossroads and decision about career and or even vs family and what to do at this crossroads 4) the development of a leader and 5) the development of an expert who becomes mentor and teacher and someone who finds their passion and calling in life. Mandy concludes the book with the story about student Emily and the best way for me to sum this up is with a Star Wars analogy when Darth Vader says to Obi-Wan, now I am the master and Mandy has come full circle, as a master pilot, through her incredible career and being a trailblazer to be in a position to offer encouragement, mentorship and guidance to the next generation following in her footsteps.Disclosure: I received a copy of this audiobook free from the publisher via NetGalley. Whilst thanks go to the publisher for the opportunity to read it, all opinions are my own. What I understand from the military is a really small sample size. Aka my aforementioned BFF (Airforce; US) and my dad (Army; Singapore - during the time the British were still training their colonies). You’d think different countries have different rules but I guess some things are universal. Since then the New York native has been continuously working and boasts an acting resume that spans over five decades in TV, film and stage. Unbeknownst to the 30-year-old actor at the time was that he would go on to become one of the most famous leading men of his generation and star in some of the most successful movies of all time.