" How did you end up in all this? Working for Rubicon, I mean?’
She shot him a look, and he wondered if he had touched on a sore point. Lucy guided the Land Rover past a sluggish tanker truck and set her gaze on the view through the grimy windshield. ‘It’s no big deal,’ she said, at length. ‘I was Army green for a good while. No job for a lady, so my mom used to say. But I got a good eye, and I like guns. Delta was recruiting for Foxtrot Troop, so I opted in. Stayed for a tour.’
‘I thought that was a myth,’ said Marc. ‘About Delta Force having an all-female squad . . .’
‘Sure it is,’ Lucy replied evenly. ‘Just like it’s not true that British Intelligence has its own covert strike teams.’
‘Fair point,’ he allowed.
‘Uncle Sam may be old-fashioned, but he ain’t stupid. Sometimes girls can get where boys can’t "

― James Swallow , Nomad (Marc Dane #1)