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West Point Women: Photo Scandal Shouldn't Overshadow Women's Military Progress
The Marine Corps photo scandal has disappointed some veterans who helped break down barriers for women in the military, but they say it shouldn't overshadow the progress of female service members.
The military is considering criminal charges against Marines and veterans who shared inappropriate photos of their female colleagues.
But the scandal -- which may involve hundreds of current and former service members -- hasn’t demoralized some women veterans, who say it shouldn't overshadow recent gains women have made in the military.
The United States Military Academy at West Point didn’t even accept women in their ranks until 1976.
Carol Barkalow was in that first class. She graduated in 1980 and served 22 years in the Army.
Barkalow remembers how female cadets were hazed and harassed back then. But she said women have made progress since, even in light of the scandal, in which members of