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The first Colorado woman recruited by the U.S. Army into a potential combat role took an oath of enlistment Friday.
Kayleigh Schlag, of Denver, enlisted as an “11X Infantryman as part of the Department of Defense’s initiative to lift all gender-based restrictions on military service,” according to a Denver Recruiting Battalion Public Affairs media release.
Lt. Col. Eric Winterrowd gave the oath to Private Schlag and other enlistees.
Schlag, who attended Heritage High School in Littleton, was sworn into service along with fellow recruits into various military branches at the Denver Military Entrance downtown.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822, knicholson@denverpost.com or @kierannicholson
