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Saturday, January 27, 2018

6 Bragg Women Become First in Army to Earn Expert Infantryman Badge

A soldier wears the Expert Infantry Badge after completing all the requirements. Nathan Maysonet/Air Force




Women quietly broke through barriers last fall when they became the first in the Army to earn the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.


The badge, which was created in the 1940s, only recently opened to women when the Department of Defense struck down regulations that prevented them from serving in infantry jobs.




Read more...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/24/6-bragg-women-become-first-army-earn-expert-infantryman-badge.html

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