A 41-year-old Long Island attorney, Amanda S. Reynolds, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy, alleging that bureaucratic delays in processing her application to become a Navy SEAL prevented her from achieving her dream due to age restrictions. Reynolds claims the Navy’s inaction caused her to miss the opportunity to attend Naval Officer Training Command in Newport, Rhode Island, as she would exceed the age limit of 42 by the time of graduation.
Wannabe GI Jane sues Navy after her dream of becoming Navy SEAL comes to a crashing end over age pic.twitter.com/UBzqGnOdZL
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Reynolds, who first expressed interest in joining the Navy in 2018, is representing herself in the age-discrimination case filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. “I would just like the outcome to be determined by the merits instead of by some sort of technicality,” she told reporters. She alleges that her application was unreasonably delayed without explanation, effectively barring her from pursuing her goal of becoming the first female Navy SEAL officer.
