Women in the U.S. Military

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In these ground units, women would be assigned to such critical jobs as radio operators, medics, and tank mechanics. However, many women have already served in those jobs, in temporary status, due to demand in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pentagon’s new ruling only made these job assignments official and still upheld the ban on women serving in combat tank units, Special Operations commando units and the infantry.

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