1. Brigadier General Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was born on December 16,1936 and is a retired officer of the United States Air Force, who in 1985 became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of Brigadier General.
13 Facts About Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was born on December 16,1936, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti grew up on her family's ranch between Edgewood and Moriarty.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti graduated from St Mary's High School in 1954.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti joined the US Air Force in 1958 and was assigned to the Air Force Nurse Corps.
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In 1960, Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was assigned as a general duty nurse at USAF Dispensary, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where she served until May 1962, when she was transferred to the 9th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, where she was a flight nurse until August 1964.
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In June 1968, Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti, was named the charge nurse in the school health program and primary care screening nurse at USAF Dispensary, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 1973 until August 1974 and earned a Master of Public Health degree.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti served in various positions until March 1983, when she was selected as command nurse, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
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In October 1985, Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of Brigadier General.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti assumed the duties of Chief of the US Air Force Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General; Headquarters US Air Force, Washington, DC.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti retired from the Air Force on October 1,1988.
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Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti is a member of the American Nurses Association, Texas Nurses Association, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, National League for Nursing, Air Force Association and the Aerospace Medical Association.