lyn n ▁from ▁the ▁Trump ▁Administration ▁ended ▁her ▁announced ▁role ▁as ▁senior ▁director ▁for ▁India , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Central ▁Asian ▁Affairs ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Security ▁Council . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Font es ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Tre asure ▁Valley ▁and ▁reports ▁that ▁she ▁sought ▁a ▁military ▁career ▁ever ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years - old . ▁En list ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁Corps . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁leader ▁in ▁Germany , ▁later ▁returning ▁to ▁West ▁Point ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Company ▁Commander . ▁While ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant , ▁she ▁wrote ▁two ▁articles ▁for ▁Military ▁Police , ▁the ▁official ▁publication ▁of ▁her ▁branch . ▁The ▁first ▁article ▁( in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁entitled ▁" The ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁B G ▁Jer em iah ▁P . ▁Holland ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁MP ▁Company ▁that ▁E arn ed ▁It ." ▁Her ▁second ▁( in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁was ▁called ▁" MP ▁Ro le ▁in ▁the ▁Open ing ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Wall ." ▁She ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Area ▁Officer ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁her ▁attend ance ▁at ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Language ▁Institute ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁Russian . ▁She ▁also ▁learned ▁D ari