Combat Women

From the BBC:
"US servicewomen challenge combat role ban"

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a challenge on behalf of four US servicewomen against a ban on women being deployed in most combat roles. The lawsuit filed in a federal court in San Francisco argues that the policy is unconstitutional. Women can serve in front line positions in the US military, but they are barred from ground combat units. A Pentagon spokesman said 14,500 combat positions had been opened to women under the current defence secretary.  He added that Defence Secretary Leon Panetta had "directed the services to explore the possibility of opening additional roles for women in the military". But ACLU lawyer Ariela Migdal said the changes so far were "not enough". The lawsuit argues that continuing restrictions violate servicewomen's constitutional rights to equality. Women account for about 14% of the 1.4 million active US military personnel. The lawsuit launched on Tuesday says they are barred from 238,000 positions, but also alleges that they are already serving unofficially in combat units.

^ I think that it is time to allow women to serve in combat roles in the US Military. I also think that at the same time women should be required to register for the Selective Service just as men have had to do for 30 years - then both policies would be gender equal. Women fight and die protecting our country and have through every war the US has been involved in even though they are "forbidden" from serving in combat roles or, in some cases, in combat zones. The enemy doesn't care if a women is in a combat zone or not as long as they can attack and so women should be allowed to serve in all roles of the US Military as they have proven themselves more than capable throughout the wars/years. ^

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20521754