What program was helpful to me as an infantry officer? It was probably infantry training, but other than that, I had no separate training for being a woman in combat arms. There were no programs.
Now, I can tell you this, and I write about it in my book: There were supporters. There were men who championed what I represented. They were ostracized, and often it was to the detriment of their own careers. I referred to them as “the pepperoni lovers”. Because my name is “Perron”, they were called “the pepperoni lovers”.