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Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent deployed with the Navy 
SEALs to Iraq three times from 2007 to 2011 and to Af-
ghanistan in 2012; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent was diagnosed with and 
survived thyroid cancer in 2016; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent was deemed cancer free by 
her doctors and cleared for all physical activity; 
Whereas, in March 2018, Chief Petty Officer Kent was se-
lected to participate in a special officer program to earn 
a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent was disqualified, having 
not met the physical standards established under Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 6130.03, from seeking the 
commission as an officer in the Armed Forces required 
to participate in the special program because of her his-
tory of thyroid cancer; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent appealed to the Depart-
ment of the Navy to establish a standardized waiver proc-
ess for members of the Armed Forces who meet retention 
and deployment standards but fail to meet the heightened 
accession standards regarding the physical fitness of such 
members; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent received an ‘‘outstanding’’ 
rating on her Physical Readiness Test in May 2018, 
deeming her medically fit to serve in a combat zone while 
she remained medically unfit to pursue a Ph.D.; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent, having been denied a 
waiver and an appeal from the Department of the Navy 
to seek a commission as an officer in the Armed Forces, 
deployed to Syria in November 2018; 
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Whereas, on January 16, 2019, at 35 years of age, Chief 
Petty Officer Kent was killed in a suicide bombing in 
Manbij, Syria, while supporting Joint Task Force–Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent served in five combat tours 
in the Middle East, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and fi-
nally Syria; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent was the recipient of the 
Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, two Joint Service Com-
mendation Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Com-
mendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and 
the Joint Service Achievement Medal, among other deco-
rations and awards; and 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent is survived by her husband 
and two children: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the life of Chief Petty Officer Shan-
non M. Kent; 
(2) recognizes the meritorious service of Chief 
Petty Officer Kent to the United States in combat 
operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; 
(3) expresses condolences to the family of Chief 
Petty Officer Kent on her passing; and 
(4) urges the Department of the Navy and the 
Department of Defense to continue to review and 
engage with Congress regarding the effect of chapter 
15 of the Manual of the Medical Department of the 
Navy and Department of Defense Instruction 
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6130.03 on members of the Armed Forces who meet 
retention and deployment standards but fail to meet 
accession standards. 
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