"The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members for the first time.
The move knocks down another societal barrier in the U.S. armed forces, after the Pentagon in 2011 scrapped its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military."*
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has moved to formally lift the ban on women fighting on the front lines. Women in the military have fought for this for years, arguing that they should be allowed to fight if they're capable. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss.
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