Cuprill-Cuebas

"Plaintiffs are husband and wife living in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, who wished in 1974 to join the Army under the Joint Spouse Program. Their applications were forwarded to the appropriate Army station in San Juan, and they were told to come there to take the enlistment oath on September 16, 1974. Before they arrived, the Army in San Juan discovered that Mrs. Cuprill’s application was incomplete because she had not yet obtained the necessary waiver for minor dependent children (she had three). On plaintiffs’ arrival in San Juan, they were told this and that she could not enlist until she…