Australia lifts ban on women in military combat roles

[Pete]

Australia lifts ban on women in military combat roles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15074246

"...........Australia's military has about 59,000 full-time members, including 1,500 who are serving in Afghanistan. ................."

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"..........As well as combat roles, they will be eligible to serve in special forces units, if they can meet the entry standards.

Mr Smith said the move is "a logical extension to the very strongly held view in Australian society that all of us are equal irrespective of our backgrounds and irrespective of our sex". ............."

Goes along with Doc's observation that "Men's & Women's" is outdated and everything should be combined - since we're all equal.

No more men's & women's Tennis, Cycling, Soccor, Basketball, etc, etc, etc.

After all - "all of us are equal irrespective of our backgrounds and irrespective of our sex."

59,000? Man, that's like Fort Bragg.