(CNN) -- Kimberly Bratic hauled her gear up Afghan mountains. She went into areas where Taliban lived. She grieved when fellow soldiers were blown up by a suicide bomber. She missed her family for a year, and heard the worry in her sons' voices when she got the rare chance to call home. She lay awake, thinking, "What if I don't make it home?" The only difference between the 39-year-old single mom and the men she went on 70 missions with was their job titles. U.S. lifts ban on women in combat The guys were combat infantry. She was a public affairs specialist, the person who documented their experience training Afghan military and police.
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An unemployed single mom with bills to pay decides to enlist in the Army
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In Afghanistan, Kimberly Bratic worked with a combat team
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One of her three sons struggled with her decision to leave
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She just got home to Ohio and still cannot find a job
It was the infantry's job to help train Afghan troops so that they can secure Afghanistan when the @placeholder draws down its troops.
"The @placeholder is 14% female so I'm already outnumbered," she said.