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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Parachuting-beyond-the-glass-ceiling-474252
Parachuting Beyond the Glass Ceiling
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - Ronit Burdette, who served in the IDF from 1981 to 1984, was the first female paratrooper instructor. Last week some 20 female recruits began the Paratroop Brigade's instructors course. "I made my dreams come true by being the first woman jump master and military parachuting instructor in the IDF," Burdette told the Jerusalem Post. "I have over 500 parachute jumps in the military and all over the world." The role of a combat instructor is one "full of responsibility," she said. Instructors "are responsible for the lives of our soldiers who protect our country. They believe in us; they trust us to bring them from the plane to the ground safely."