Stereotypes are everywhere and can affect anyone. Generalized remarks about gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or age are common forms of stereotyping. Any time someone makes hasty groupings by race, gender or individual and makes a general judgment about them it is a stereotype. Military members are no different than society. One of the Army's greatest assets is its diverse workforce, but with diversity comes stereotypes. As a woman in the military, I often encounter stereotypes and have come to hasty conclusions about others. This article will discuss some stereotypes I faced in the military. Women have served honorably in the military for centuries; however, some stereotypes still exist. There are still men who make sweeping assumptions or hasty generalizations about women in the military. According to Mosser (2011), “Often the fallacy of hasty generalization can lead to harmful stereotypes made on the basis of just a few examples” (Sect. 4.1). A common stereotype that still exists is that women in the military are not as committed to the mission as their male counterparts. He said only Air Force men truly followed the second core value of “Service Before Self.” She would tell us that women sign up for “Family Before Service.” She made this connection because two of her previous female aviators didn't complete their fair share of work and often found ways to get out of deployment. My supervisor's stereotype of military women infuriated me, but it also motivated me to prove him wrong. I have collected more than 100 letters of appreciation from general officers, senators, members of Congress and the Secretary of State for my outstanding work. Generalized judgments like… middle of paper… from women who worked with my previous supervisor. Furthermore, stereotypes can cause breakdowns in communication and even generate distrust within an organization. In a military where diversity is an asset, stereotypes can stop synergy. This article covered some of the stereotypes I have seen in the military and the fallacies of those arguments. Works CitedDitto, P. (2011). How preexisting beliefs distort logical reasoning. Retrieved from http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net/playClipDirect.aspx?id=E22DB555B562B463C0F5EE35DE315BCB5CA9621ED0132E1823264876125E799D1789474455514F32C8FEA4B7688954B4.Kemick , (2010, August 12). Stereotypes have a lasting negative impact. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/08/12/stereotyping-has-LASTING-negative-impact.Mosser, K. (2011). An introduction to logic. San Diego, California: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.