. >> the staff sargeant jennifer hunt has been an army reservist a decade. >> all four who filed suitrience despite the defense department policies. >> they say in modern warfare, front line is everywhere. >> every time a woman, or any service member sits foot into iraq or afghanistan, they're >> because of the policy, women often not officially part of the units they're going on mission was. >> the policy one of the last policy that's preassume that's women arenx less capable. >> 280,000 served in iraq and afghanistan. the plaintiffs say the demand puts them at a disadvantage for promotion skpsz recognition. >> it has the affect of closing whole career fields to service women. and closing hundreds of thousands of positions to them. >> this year, the defense department opened positions to >> the number of countries that have opened front line combat positions to women is larger than you might think. a 2010 survey by british ministry of defense listed canada, finland, france, germany israel, norway, poleland, romania and sweden as country that's allow women 7u australia joined the list

. >> sargeant jennifer hunt received injuries in iraq when her humvee was hit by an ied.service women had combat experience despite defense department policy. >> all did tours in iraq and afghanistan. saying the front line sever where. >> every time a woman or any service member sets foot into iraq or afghanistan, they're serving in a combat zone. >> the seat suite says the military not dealing with reality. >> women are often not officially part of the all mean units they're going on mission was its one of the a lot of vestidges of federal government policy presuming that women are less capable than men just because they're women. >> 280,000 served in iraq and afghanistan. the plaintiffs say it puts them at a disadvantage. >> the policy has the affect of closing whole career fields to service women, closing positions to them. >> this year, the defense department opened about 14,000 positions to women. that had been limited to men. a regulation that banned women was lifted but not the ban on serving in combat. the pentagon does not return our call. a spokesman told stars