Jennifer

US Army

Guest

Transgender woman (transitioned from a man to a woman) and long-time intelligence officer with the Army and a captain with a Stryker Brigade combat team 

Jennifer on KCRW

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

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