Female Pilot Wins Suit Over Clothing Rules in Saudi Arabia

December 4, 2001

Source: The Boston Globe

On December 4, 2001, The Boston Globe reported that "the Air Force's highest-ranking female fighter pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Martha McSally, sued... to try to overturn a policy requiring servicewomen to wear restrictive Muslim clothing when off base in Saudi Arabia... McSally said the policy is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The US Central Command said the policy helps protect women from harassment."