By SARAH CAMMARATA | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 6, 2021 WASHINGTON The Army on Thursday updated its grooming standards to permit female soldiers to wear ponytails and braids on-duty in all uniforms after some troops argued a standards reform implemented earlier this year did not go far enough. The change comes after the Army announced a new policy in January that authorized women could wear long ponytails during physical training, field training and combat operations to make its policies more inclusive. “Through feedback from the force resulting in a clear, consolidated policy recommendation from a group of soldiers, the Army has reconsidered the wear of ponytails,” Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston, the service’s top enlisted leader, wrote in a tweet.
Survivors support National Guard sex assault bill Lawmakers hear directly from three women who survived sexual assaults at the hands of fellow soldiers while serving in the Minnesota National Guard. Author: John Croman Updated: 8:27 PM CST February 16, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn They weren t taken seriously by local law enforcement, and yet military investigations took years and didn t bring the kind of justice they had sought. That was a common theme of three women who spoke to Minnesota lawmakers Tuesday about their experiences as sexual assault victims while members of the Minnesota National Guard. The survivors Sheyla Scholl, Bonnie Daniels and Sara Kostek all spoke in support of a bill that would put the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in charge of investigating sexual assaults by one guard member against another.
"What you don't see is the toll this is taking on me, my family, friends and children when it lasts so long," said Scholl. "I had my first child when the case was still being investigated and it put stress on my pregnancy and I had post-partum stress and I almost died." .
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