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Soldiers: Army hairstyle regs ‘discriminate against women’

Posted at 11:42 AM, May 28, 2014
and last updated 2014-05-29 19:43:33-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- Women in the military have defended our country at home and abroad for decades. But some women soldiers are speaking out about what they call the Army's restrictive hairstyle guidelines.

In 2010, 31 percent of African-American women made up the US Army. But some of those soldiers are now sounding off over a requirement they say is unfair and unjust.

"I think it's very discriminating against women," one soldier, who spoke on the condition of anonymity told CBS 6 reporter Sandra Jones. "I'm not comfortable with it at all."