Jennifer Hunt Sues The Department of Defense

As a Civil Affairs Specialist in the Army Reserves, Staff Sergeant Jennifer Hunt has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and earned a purple heart, after her vehicle was hit by an IED.

A 1994 Department of Defense policy bans women from serving in units with direct ground combat missions. But Hunt says many of the 16,000 women currently deployed are already exposed to combat and deserve recognition.

“It's a policy that doesn't reflect the current realities of the situation,” said Hunt. “Women like myself have and are currently putting themselves at the same amount of risk as their male counterparts.
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