Women Serving On The Front Lines

Capt. Emily Naslund of the Marine Corps after shots were fired upon a patrol in Southern Marja, Afghanistan, in 2010. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Marines Moving Women Toward The Front Lines -- New York Times

The Marine Corps, the most male of the armed services, is taking its first steps toward integrating women into war-fighting units, starting with its infantry officer school at Quantico, Va., and ground combat battalions that had once been closed to women.

The moves — announced by Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, in a message sent to all Marines on Monday night — are intended largely to study how women perform in formerly male-only units, and reflect new Pentagon rules released in February allowing women to serve closer to the front line.

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My Comment: I do not see women serving in distant FOBs that are also hot zones for daily conflict .... but everywhere else .... I will not be surprised if they show up are there. Is this wise .... hmmmm .... we will find out soon enough.