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- [Donna] If you every uttered the words,

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"I quit," you could never take them back,

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and there were plenty of eyes waiting

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to see me fail.

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- [Mary] It's a matter of
determination rather than skills.

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It helps to have someone behind you

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telling you that you can't do it.

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- [Debra] Women are part of the community

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within the Navy divers, equally trained,

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equally capable, and equally successful

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as their male counterparts.

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- [Darlene] I knew I was the first and

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I felt a responsibility to show that equal

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opportunity works in the Navy.

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- [Karen] Having separate standards is

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almost like sabotage, there's no way

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you can have a good team.

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- [Linda] Being a female Navy diver has to

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do with perseverance.

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You get tired of being told you can't

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go on some job because you might get hurt.

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- [Marie] When divers see
a dive pin on your chest,

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they know you went
through a rite of passage

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unique among divers.

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- [Babette] I told myself I would conquer

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both the seas and my fear of the seas

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by learning more and becoming part of the

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underwater environment.

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- Women divers of the United States Navy.