WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Two female U.S. Army reservists, an enlisted woman and an officer, say keeping women out of combat has hurt their careers.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, Command Sgt. Maj. Jane Baldwin and Col. Ellen Harding argue the combat ban violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection, The Hill reported. The Defense Department, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Secretary John McHugh were among the defendants named in their complaint.