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Women Cleared for Combat Roles
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 Thu, 01-24-2013 - 9:42am

Panetta is expected to announce today that the direct ground combat exclusion for women will be eliminated.  This means that women will be able to be assigned to positions in ground combat units at the battalion level.  Women in the military will have access to 237,000 jobs across service branches.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/23/16664507-defense-chief-panetta-to-clear-women-for-combat-roles?lite [2]

What do you think about the ban being lifted?



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