O’Neil becomes the first female to be accepted in CRT and brings up the women’s status in the military. According to the prevalent stereotyped ideas during that time period, military is not an “appropriate” place for a woman to be part of. Therefore, female’s role in a military was unclear and limited in the 1990s. O’Neil is one of the victims who is restricted to have a responsible position in the Navy due to the political and social norms. The society forces women to stay in the house and to only do the household chores. It is the “reinforcing of certain ‘appropriate’ behaviours”. (Mikkola) The appropriate behaviours for O’Neil would be to stay in the office with the paper works. She cannot join all the physical trainings even though she
