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Katie (Higgins) Cook
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Katie (Higgins) Cook
@gearupflapsup
Former Fat Albert Pilot. USNA ‘08. LtCol USMCR. VP, @salesforce . Views are my own! Partnerships/Speaking → [email protected]
Joined September 2015
- When I was a midshipman, I was a witness for a rape accusation (the guy literally bragged to me about what he did). Men in my company who had known me for years prior to school refused to believe this guy would do something like rape someone. The local paper ran an article 1/
- I was wearing a @USMC shirt in the gym and two guys thanked me for my service without asking if my husband/brother/father was a Marine. That is progress people! Happy Birthday Marines!
- Let us all remember that Iran started this escalation when they stole 2 rifles and a flak jacket from 3/6 and ruined Christmas...
- 1stLt Justice Stewart…do you recognize the name? She was a 25 year old Marine who was hit by a truck and killed while jogging. The @USMC and @iimefmarines have yet to even release a statement. THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE. You want to know why women don’t feel fully accepted? 1/x
- Replying to @gearupflapsupresult in removal/relief. Please keep #VanessaGuillen and her family in your hearts. Let her death not be in vain. If you are a service member and your automatic thought towards a report is “theyre lying,” you are the problem as much as the perpetrators /
- Replying to @Benioff and @BlueAngels@Benioff If you didn’t know my husband and I are both former Blue Angel Pilots and current work in Pub Sec for @SalesforceGov !!
- Today is my last day on the Blue Angels. 2 years have flown by and I'm thankful for the friendships and experiences I've made along the way.
- Lt Lee is joining a long and impressive list of female firsts in Naval Aviation. I am ecstatic that the @BlueAngels will once again have a woman in the skies to represent those who are currently forward deployed, standing the watch, and keeping us safe here at home. Best of luck.
- Replying to @gearupflapsupThe legitimate trauma women face coming forward for sexual assault/harassment is exacerbated by uncaring, uninterested, or skeptical chains of command. SHARP training is ineffective and a waste of time. Sexual assault/harassment needs to be treated like drug pops 8/
- Replying to @gearupflapsupand I was getting ostracized, yelled at in a public forum, called names, etc. all because the men (and even my roommate at the time) couldn’t not fathom that this guy could rape a girl. THAT is where the system fails. There is a perpetual belief that false accusations 6/
- Replying to @gearupflapsupI am not saying I was a perfect angel at school. I was immature and tried to do whatever it took to get people to like me. Lying about a rape, however, was not one of those things. The scary part about all of this was that I was a WITNESS. I wasn’t even the victim 5/
- .@kcmunoz_ might call herself angry, but she is brave as hell. Calling out her abuser BY NAME and the system that is still protecting him years later. Sadly, she is not unique. Grooming is RAMPANT amongst women junior enlisted AND officers. Much love Kelsey.
