Female Soldiers Sue U.S. Challenging Restrictions on Combat

   Two female soldiers are using the courts to try and open up combat roles for women. Their basis for the suit is that their career advancement and income potential is limited by current restrictions which have been loosened in recent years.

    Women have been killed in recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
     Army Secretary John McHugh of Watertown is among those named as defendants.
Female Soldiers Sue U.S. Challenging Restrictions on Combat