"Everyone was happy when the Obama Administration declared that women could serve in combat. This was a major stepping stone in equality and social justice!
Take this one heartwarming story in Tennessee…
Great story, right?Uplifting. Girl power. #YesAllWomen, etc.
Here’s the rub…she went AWOL.
The first woman in Tennessee to enlist as a combat engineer in the Army went AWOL according to a military spokesperson.
Local 8 News was first to tell you about Erika Lopez back in July of 2015.
She made headlines when she enlisted for a job that could involve fighting on the front lines.
The U.S. Army had just lifted its ban on women in combat roles when she walked into a recruiting office in Knoxville and decided to enlist as a combat engineer.
Lopez was in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
An Army spokesperson tells Local 8 News that Private Lopez was scheduled to return from convalescent leave on January 4th.
She was reported absent without leave (AWOL) on January 5th after she failed to return..."
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