US military to open frontline combat roles to women

US military to open frontline combat roles to women Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2015 - The US military will open up all positions - including frontline combat roles - to women, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Thursday in a sweeping move officially ending centuries of men-only tradition. The historic step served as a rebuke to a Marine Corps call this year for a partial exemption, after it argued mixed-gender combat units were not as effective as male groups. "T ... more

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