Different barriers and ceilings are broken every day, but these women do not see it as extraordinary. Both women see it as an opportunity to serve their country, as U.S Army noncommissioned officers. “The recruiter said females could be in combat, and I wanted to make a difference,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Jennifer Ponce, assigned to the Field Artillery Squadron, 2d Calvary Regiment. “I knew I could do it, and I don’t regret it. I love this job.”