Women have come a long way in the army (and everywhere else, too) over the past half century or so -- from wives and well-wishers to bona fide soldiers. But there's still a major obstacle standing between the fairer equal sex and total military participation: the combat ban. It's been a source of hot debate for a while, and now The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is officially lifting it. Over 20,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan alone, and of course, they've found themselve...
Women have come a long way in the army (and everywhere else, too) over the past half century or so -- from wives and well-wishers to bona fide soldiers. But there's still a major obstacle standing between the fairer equal sex and total military participation: the combat ban. It's been a source of hot debate for a while, and now The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is officially lifting it. Over 20,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan alone, and of course, they've found themselve...
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