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The Army is taking another look at restrictions that prohibit women from serving in units involved in front-line combat, according to the Army's outgoing chief of staff.
"We're looking at revising the policy," Gen. George Casey said at an event in northern Virginia Thursday morning, Military.com reported. "We've had some work going on for a while, and that'll double back up to the secretary, I would think, in the next couple of months."
Women can serve in roles that support combat units but are restricted from infantry and jobs expected to bring them into direct combat. However, the ambiguity of what is regarded as a front line in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has drawn new scrutiny to the current rules.
An Army spokesman said the review is part of an ongoing study that looks at a number of issues related to women. "The study, which began in March 2010, was not specifically directed to determine whether to open combat arms units to female Soldiers," Hank Minitrez, an Army spokesman, told AOL News, in an e-mailed statement. "The study is part of the Army's routine cyclic review of Army's Assignment Policy for Female Soldiers which occurs every three years.""
If any changes are recommended, according to Minitrez, the secretary of the Army would notify the defense secretary, who would in turn be required to give Congress a month's notice of any decisions.
Chief of Staff: Army 'Looking' at Allowing Women in Combat
Jan 7, 2011 – 5:37 PM
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