Marcy Ng: America's first black woman military pilot
Marcy Hayes certainly didn't plan on becoming the first black female helicopter pilot or the manager of a faith based pregnancy resource center in Texas...
From Madame Noire: Marcy Hayes certainly didn’t plan on becoming the first black female helicopter pilot or the manager of a faith based pregnancy resource center in Texas. But as Marcy tells Centralia Fireside Guard, “God has a purpose for everything.”
Marcy was raised by her grandparents in Centralia, Missouri during the 1960s and 70s. Back in that time, it was not acceptable for a single woman to raise a child so her mother and grandparents decided it was best if they adopted her and raised her as their own. Her sensitivity to the situation of single mothers would later play a role in her future endeavors.
She joined ROTC in her second semester of college and graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate in the Regular Army. This meant that she was subject to serve six years in the military; the two last years would be in the Reserves. After passing the aptitude test, she eventually decided to go into flight school. Times were changing, and while she had experienced some earlier racial episodes in her childhood, she felt it was acceptable to pursue her dream of flying.
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