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BryanK
12-03-2015, 12:28
ETA: DIYPatriot beat me to it. Is it possible to delete/merge this thread with his? http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50040


Well that escalated quickly...

Are the PT standards going to be leveled now? I doubt it. I'm unsure whether to consider myself fortunate to be born in such tumultuous times, or pissed at my mother...

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/03/458319524/pentagon-will-allow-women-in-frontline-ground-combat-positions

Snip from article:
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to announce Thursday that women in the U.S. military – including the Army and Marines – can now serve in combat posts. It's the most emphatic step taken in a process to open combat jobs to women that began in January of 2013.

Carter is making an announcement at noon Thursday; we'll update this post with news from the event.

Women are being cleared to play a greater role in combat — and vie for thousands of jobs — after the military conducted an internal review of how they might perform in artillery, armor, and infantry roles.

mark46th
12-03-2015, 12:47
The official announcement will be made soon....

http://news.yahoo.com/carter-telling-military-open-combat-163705318.html