Women in combat policy to change
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
(CNN) The Defense Department is notifying Congress Thursday it will open up nearly 14,000 jobs to military women that will place them even closer to the front lines of combat.
A senior Pentagon official confirmed details to CNN, but declined to be identified until a formal announcement comes later on Thursday.
Under a 1994 policy, women are restricted from formally serving in small ground units directly involved in combat. The reality of the last ten years of war however has been that many women serve in support positions–such as military police or medics–which place them in harms way. They are not formally assigned to combat units, but rather informally "attached" which means they do not get the crucial credit for combat duty that is needed for promotions to higher grades.
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KILLED ALL THE MEN IN IRAC NOW ITS THE WOMENS TURN
Anybody that doesn't see this is PC crap, this is to get women up to the highest ranks without fighting on the front line, unlike the men who do and risk their life and save lives and are great soldiers that stayed dedicated to the military.