As of Jan 2016, are there any women infantry officer in the Army?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:48:54 -0500

I got an invite on LinkedIn from "Mary Garcia" although the name tag looks like it says "Leavy" or something close to that. Pretty sure this is a fraud. What say you?

Response by Col Joseph Lenertz made Jan 28 at 2016 8:21 AM

Col Joseph Lenertz — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:21:21 -0500

I wouldn't accept. However, she could have married Mr. Garcia after the pic. It's possibly legit, but I don't accept LinkedIn invitations from people I don't know.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Jan 28 at 2016 8:48 AM

LTC Paul Labrador — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:48:05 -0500

Well her shoulder boards are a BG's....

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 10:23 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:23:55 -0500

Not legit. That is Brig. Gen. Kate Leahy, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance for SOUTHCOM

http://www.southcom.mil/media/pictures/Leadership%20Photos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=13

Leadership Photos - J2 Bio Photo

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 10:34 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:34:11 -0500

Let's see...
Shoulder boards look like BG stars.
No crossed rifles.
Looks like an MI Regimental Crest.
Even at a glance, quite a few things stand out.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Jan 28 at 2016 10:37 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:37:27 -0500

I got the same linked in invitation but with a different picture. A woman (not in uniform) standing in front of a map with headphones on. Same name and "infantry officer" as the job title. I chuckled and deleted it.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 10:59 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:59:13 -0500

When I worked with COL Leahy, at Belvoir, she was getting ready to pin BG. Looks a lot like the photo. Definitely some type of hoax to do something bad. You can download GO photos all day long on Google.

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Jan 28 at 2016 6:34 PM

Capt Mark Strobl — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:34:03 -0500

I just check that profile out on LI. Had a default message returned indicating "Sorry, this profile couldn't be displayed." Whoever/Whatever that was about, it looks like this profile has disappeared from LinkedIn. You may have caught a poser... (?)

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 11:41 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:41:19 -0500

As of Jan, 2016, there have been no female officers entered into Infantry Branch. And another dead giveaway is that Infantry (make or female) would be sporting the Cord of the Gods (the Infantry cord) on their shoulder. This picture bears no such cord or crossed rifle insignia. So the fraudulent title is made apparent.

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Jan 29 at 2016 1:07 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:07:07 -0500

No presently not a single one. Also pretty sure the Shoulder boards have the wrong color for infantry.