FRONT BATTLE LINES WILL NOW GET AN OCCUPATION OF WOMEN FROM THE ARMY–THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION FOR A FEMALE RECRUIT WHO WANTS FRONT LINE DUTIES ACCORDING THE ASHTON CARTON DEFENSE SECRETARY–AS LONG AS THEY QUALIFY AND MEET THE SAME STANDARDS PRESENTED TO MEN IN COMBAT

The US military will open up all positions – including front-line combat roles – to women, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter announced Thursday in a sweeping move that ends centuries of men-only tradition.

The historic step trumps a Marine Corps call for a partial exemption after it claimed mixed-gender combat units were not as effective as male groups.

“There will be no exceptions,” Carter said.

While acknowledging that, on average, physical differences exist between sexes, Carter said plenty of women can meet the military’s rigorous physical standards for combat roles – just as there are some men who cannot.

“As long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will ... be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat,” Carter said.

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