After rising to the rank of sergeant, Martin said she finally saw a way to reach her combat arms goal. So, Martin began her career in the Nebraska Army National Guard as an automated logistical specialist before joining a military police unit. This made integrating junior-ranking women into the units all that much more difficult. However, Army regulations specified that units were first required to have two female cavalry scouts in leadership positions before other female Soldiers would be allowed to join their ranks.

The last restrictions against women serving in combat roles were lifted in 2013. However, I was still junior enlisted and so I really couldn't do much about it.' 'It really was a year before joining the military that I knew combat arms was what I wanted to do. 'I've always wanted to go into combat arms,' Martin said. Danielle Martin's route to being a cavalry scout was not a direct one, either. I'm pretty outdoorsy and this - being out in the field - doesn't bother me at all,' Havlovic said. 'I felt like it would be a really good fit. It was that desire to do something different that drove Havlovic to join the Nebraska Army Guard cavalry squadron. I wanted to do something different and fun and be out there training.' 'I really didn't have any guidance about what I could do or what the possibilities were.

'I got out because I was bored,' Havlovic said. However, after serving for six years, she decided to leave the Guard for a year. Havlovic originally joined the Nebraska Army National Guard as a water treatment specialist. In fact, the two Nebraskans are one of only a few women in the nation who have successfully graduated from the Army's tough combat arms MOS school and earned the title of 'cavalry scout.' Danielle Martin are two of only a very few women serving in the Nebraska cavalry squadron. Every Soldier in the Nebraska Army National Guard has a story: the reasons why they joined the military, picked their particular military occupational specialty (MOS) job, or serve in their military unit of choice.įor two Soldiers serving in the Nebraska Army National Guard's Troop B, 1-134th Cavalry, the stories are particularly different than those around them. More than 300 Soldiers with the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron conducted 27 days of training. Nicole Havlovic crawls underneath a barbed wire obstacle during the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron's Spur Ride conducted in the Republic of Korea on June 17, 2019. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption –

More than 300 Soldiers with the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron cond. Danielle Martin (right) crosses the finish line after 36 hours of intense physical activity during the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron's Spur Ride in the Republic of Korea, on June 18, 2019.

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