Thousands of women in the military have already found themselves in combat situations, said Sen.
President George W. Bush said time and again that the young men and women in the military were the finest in the nation.
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Like many women in the military, Weckerlein didn't get the additional combat training because she was in what was considered a support role.
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"I think she's had an enormous impact on women in the military, " says Sheila Cheston, general counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
He added that Defence Secretary Leon Panetta had "directed the services to explore the possibility of opening additional roles for women in the military".
Women in the military already are allowed to serve on most Navy ships, as combat pilots and in hundreds of support jobs, including those in war zones.
While precise comparisons are difficult, the Defense Department's recent report suggests that women in the military and the civilian world face roughly the same risk of sexual assault.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of front-line jobs are now open to women in the military, going beyond just combat positions and stretching out to artillery, armor, and infantry.
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And I want to bring in Major General Kathy Frost at this point, a retired two-star general, who joins us by phone from a conference on women in the military here in Washington, DC.
The need to increase its membership from 15 to 35 members reflects the broad spectrum of challenges and concerns that women in the military face as they continue to serve and transition from military service.
More important than electoral considerations, it means a large number of men and women in the military will continue to be in harm's way, which is why the president had a tough sales job Thursday night.
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"I don't think this is a widespread phenomenon, and most of our people in this country -- and certainly most men and women in the military -- would not consider joining a terrorist network, " Little added.
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Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Cazares with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas, said it was impossible to know what, if any, changes it would mean for women in the military.
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Bhagwati says the biggest strides toward achieving lasting change would be to double the representation of women in the military from the current level of 15 percent and end the exclusion of women from certain units and missions.
Granted, crimes committed against women in the military, the inhuman behavior of someone like Mike Rice at Rutgers, and the reprehensible behavior of some who lead organizations are not the same, but I have to wonder if they all have the same genesis a desire to win at all costs, along with an incredible sense of entitlement and selfishness.
Murray, who leads the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and is a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, called Panetta's decision a "historic step for equality" that recognizes the role women play in the military.
There must be numerous gay men and women serving in the military currently.
Meanwhile, the tradition of women in the Eritrean military continues to this day.
Then you run the risk of something terrible happening to our people, and it's because you cut the support to the men and women in the American military.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey has called the problem a crisis and said the women who serve in the military are losing confidence that it can be solved.
The president's comments come two days after a sergeant was accused of filming women in the showers at the US military academy at West Point, the latest in a series of such incidents.
Members of Congress, Vice President Biden, Deputy Secretary Lynn, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, service secretaries and distinguished guests, men and women of the finest military in the world, and, most of all, Secretary Gates, Becky, Brad, and although she could not be here, I also want to acknowledge your daughter Eleanor.
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When military regulations changed in 1972 and women were allowed to serve in the military with dependents, Margarethe returned to the Army Reserves.
Joining us now to talk about the evolution of women's roles in the military is Captain Rosemary Mariner.
He also sponsored an Illinois law that prohibits same-sex marriages and favors excluding gay men and women from serving in the military.
The contrasts between the military and corporate America are stark to Marene Nyberg Allison, who was in the first class of women at the U.S. Military Academy, graduating in 1980.
And today, because of the men and women in our military, people are expressing their opinions freely in the streets of Baghdad, as well.
The Women In Military Service For America Memorial and Foundation have truly been Champions for Change.
Wilma Vaught is the President of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation.
Some on the internet have been quite taken by the photos of the women in their military uniforms.
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