Eryn Sepp is the Special Assistant to the Chair of the Center for American Progress. She served as a U.S. Army Civil Affairs sergeant in Iraq during the surge, where she focused on women’s and children’s rights, infrastructure projects, and business development.

Service, Not Subservience

With women now serving in combat roles, it’s high time the military does more to ensure they don’t live in fear of sexual abuse, writes Eryn Sepp.