Sunday, January 16, 2011

Some More News Coverage On Permitting Women To Serve In Combat Units

A commission's draft report said restricting women from combat is out of touch with the demands of modern warfare. Getty

Report: Women Should Be Allowed To Serve In Combat -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A Pentagon commission on diversity is recommending the U.S. military end its ban on women serving in direct combat roles -- a restriction the group says is discriminatory and out of touch with the demands of modern warfare.

In its draft report, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission said the military should gradually eliminate the ban in order to create a "level playing field for all qualified service members."

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More News On A Pentagon Commission Recommending The U.S. End Its Ban On Women In Serving Direct Combat Roles

Women should be allowed in combat, report says -- AP
Committee says women should be allowed in combat units -- Boston.com
Women should be able to serve in front-line combat units: military comission to advise Pentagon -- New York Daily News
Report: Women Should Be Allowed in Combat -- CBS/AP
Panel Advises that Women Should Be Allowed To Serve in Combat -- US Navy Seals
Military Commission To Recommend Dropping Combat Restrictions for Women -- Ms Magazine
Ban On Women In Combat Is Discriminatory, High-Level Military Panel States -- Huffington Post
Women on the Front Lines -- Hot Air
Pentagon Issues Reports, Wants Women to Fight in Battle -- Obama.net
Now It's Time to Lift the Restrictions on Women's Military Service -- Nancy Duff Campbell, Huffington post

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