Army’s first female drill sergeant Command Teresa King gets job back

By Katrina Jones May 5th, 2012 ( No Comment )

Columbia: The first female head of the U.S. Army’s prestigious drill sergeant school in South Carolina is getting her job back.

According to available reports Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King took legal action against the service, claiming she was improperly suspended in November because of sexism and racism.

Attorney James Smith said King will be reinstated as commandant at the drill sergeant school at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

Earlier Local media reports told that King filed a legal complaint against two of her military superiors and asked that her suspension be reversed.

King, who is black, made headlines in 2009 when the Army named her as head of the school on the Army’s largest training installation in South Carolina.