▁duties ▁of ▁female ▁military ▁police ▁officers ▁serving ▁in ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Military ▁should ▁allow ▁female ▁and ▁male ▁officers ▁al ike ▁to ▁perform ▁their ▁duties ▁without ▁impos ing ▁limitations ▁based ▁on ▁gender . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Muslim ▁Head scar f ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rot unda ▁we ighed ▁in ▁on ▁a ▁controvers y ▁over ▁whether ▁their ▁super iors ▁should ▁have ▁encourag ed ▁female ▁G Is ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Ira q ▁to ▁wear ▁Muslim ▁head - scar ves ▁while ▁deployed ▁to ▁Ira q . ▁stating ▁that ▁anyone ▁familiar ▁with ▁military ▁culture ▁understood ▁this ▁suggestion ▁was ▁tant amount ▁to ▁an ▁order , ▁which ▁in app ropri ately ▁put ▁ ▁female ▁G Is ▁at ▁risk . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁op - ed ▁about ▁those ▁ris ks , ▁Rot unda ▁triggered ▁controvers y . ▁Rot unda ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁photograph s , ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Military ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁showed ▁women ▁we aring ▁head scar ves , ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁hel m ets , ▁while ▁on ▁an ▁armed ▁pat rol ▁alongside ▁male ▁troops , ▁who ▁were ▁we aring ▁hel m ets . ▁ ▁Military ▁sp okes man ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Michael ▁La wh orn ▁disput ed ▁Rot unda ' s ▁safety ▁claims , ▁stating ▁that ▁a ▁hel met ▁could ▁be ▁worn ▁over ▁top ▁of ▁a