La. officer is first female Army infantry recruit

La. officer is first female Army infantry recruit

Author: Sgt. Glenn French
By PoliceOne Staff WASHINGTON — For 25-year-old Tammy Barnett, her oath of enlistment into the U.S. Army was history in the making. Barnett is the first female Army recruit into the infantry, an occupational specialty only recently open to females. Following the announcement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter last year, all professions previously closed to women in the military were eligible for …
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La. officer is first female Army infantry recruit