Heather Erxleben

Heather Erxleben

Heather Erxleben (born 1966) is a former Canadian Forces soldier who was the first female to graduate from a Regular Force infantry trades training course. She graduated from the PPCLI Battle School in CFB Wainwright, Alberta on January 19, 1989.cite news
last = Forster
first = Merna M.
title = This Month in Canadian Herstory: January
publisher = heroines.ca: A Guide to Women in Canadian History
date = 2004
url = http://www.heroines.ca/history/january.html
accessdate = 2006-08-25
] 21 other women had attempted to pass the 16 month training course, but she was the first to succeed.

Her first assignment after training was to 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, at that time stationed in BC.cite news
last = Bornath
first = L.M.
title = Famous, Should Be Famous, and Infamous Canadians: Mini Profiles
publisher = famouscanadians.net
date = 2006
url = http://www.famouscanadians.net/extras/miniprofiles.php
accessdate = 2006-08-25
] She was in the military for three years, and left the services after her initial commitment was completed.

Before her time in the Canadian Forces, Erxleben drove a truck for a lumber company. As of 2006, Heather Erxleben is a nurse in British Columbia.cite news
title = Goddard proved equality of women
publisher = The Gazette (Montreal), part of canada.com
date = 2006-05-19
url = http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=550ea180-705c-4467-8a58-67e1b11d9fbb
accessdate = 2006-08-25
]

In May of 2006, when interviewed by the Toronto Star regarding the death of Captain Nichola Goddard, the first female Canadian soldier killed in combat, Erxleben commented: “It's just throwing the clock back, it's going back in time — not going forward... If it was a man (killed), wouldn't it be just as important?” cite news
last = White
first = Hilary
coauthors = Westen, John-Henry
title = First Canadian Female Combat Soldier Killed - A Victim of Feminist Ideology
publisher = LifeSiteNews.com
date = 2006-05-18
url = http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/may/06051809.html
accessdate = 2006-08-25
]

References

*"Woman, 22, Makes history as Canadian combat soldier" "The Ottawa Citizen." Ottawa, Ont: Jan 20, 1989. pg. A.5


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