Who was the first Hispanic woman to graduate from any service academy?

Linda Garcia Cubero was the first Hispanic woman to graduate from any service academy, and she was also the first Hispanic woman graduate of the Air Force Academy. Cubero's father was a United States Air Force officer of Mexican-American descent; her mother's ancestry was Puerto Rican. Her father was a very influential factor in her life. She decided to follow in his footsteps.

After her graduation from the Air Force Academy, Cubero spent the next seven years in the Air Force serving as a command briefer, and on national-level task forces at The Pentagon. In 1987, Cubero was honorably discharged from the Air Force with the rank of Captain.

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john duckett

Agree with others - don't assume the default is the US.

Lisa Rodrigues

Richard G Schwartz, She didn't reenlist.

Al Breyette

This question should have specified what country as more countries than the USA have service academies.

Richard G Schwartz

Is there a secret to her honorable discharge?

Jennifer Dyster

Wording is misleading. USA should be in the question

Michael Doherty

If you don’t assume the US is the default subject of these questions, you’re going to miss a lot of them.

Ludlow Bushmat

Didn't mention the year she graduated. And..there must be graduates from non US academies.

Anna Kovacs

I was lucky a very obscure question for a no. US resident to answer.

Chris Braid

Did you mean American service academy?

Keith Richard Mears

From Any American or US service academy, there is an entire world outside of the US & I am sure that plenty of hispanic women from hispanic majority countries have graduated from their respective service academies in advance of the lady specified here.

lmjmom

Got it.

Richard S. Levine

Very vague question! Hispanic graduated U of Caracas?

Ken Putnam

Any *US* service academy Does ANYBODY vet these questions before they are posted here?

EDBESECKY

US Merchant Marine Academy graduated the first class of women in 1978...It blazed the trail for women at service academies...the other academies started graduating women in 1980...Ms. Cubero obviously graduated in 1980...