Women

Pentagon to ease restrictions on women in combat

9 Feb 2012

Proposed Pentagon rules would allow women in the military to serve in non-infantry jobs on the front lines. The Pentagon plans to ease restrictions on women serving in combat, which will open 14,000 new and potentially more dangerous jobs to female troops, mostly in the Army and Marine Corps.

APNewsBreak: Sources: New military roles for women

8 Feb 2012

For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Officials: New Military Roles To Open For Women

8 Feb 2012

Pentagon rules will recommend that women be allowed to serve closer to the front lines. Though the rules are expected to continue to keep women from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forces, they will formally allow women to serve in other jobs at the battalion level.