Friday, 4 December 2015

US To Open All Combat Roles For Women in the New Year


In a historic step topple gender barriers, the US Army decided to open all combat units roles for women starting in January 2016.



Solving media Pentagon Thursday, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said: 'There will be no exceptions. This means that if they are covered, and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before.The breakthrough decision were three years in the making, after the Pentagon gave the US military in January 2016 deadline for compliance of the order that the restrictions were places in the world where women were part of the decade-long war in Iraq and Afghanistan, with nearly 300,000 deployed in the conflict zones.The questions were focused on a bitter debate inside the Pentagon, the military commanders , navy, air force and special operations in favor, but the elite marines argue drives women have poorer performance controversial that people are only unit may carry more weight crawl tactical maneuvers faster and suffer less injuriesBut defense minister canceled his claims, he said, 'While Marine Corps has requested a partial exception in some areas, such as infantry machine gunner, fire support research and other, joint forces, and I decided to take a decision, which applies to the entire force.The news brought criticism from some sections including Republican chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Mac Thornberry Texas, who issued a statement 'decision to the Secretary Carter opened all combat units positions for women will have a consequential amendment impact on our members' services and capabilities instructions war, our military is. But many have praised the move, saying that it is high time, including Hillary Clinton, who would be America's first woman president. 'We have seen women in our armed forces show their skill and ability, our official policy is now catching up, and women who are qualified for these positions should be able to compete and win it,' she said.

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