But he acknowledged some concerns. "Implementation won't happen overnight.
Pentagon chief to military: Open all combat jobs to women
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After three years of study and debate, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military Thursday to open all military jobs to women, removing the final barriers that kept women from serving in combat, including the most dangerous and grueling commando posts.
His landmark decision rebuffed requests by the Marine Corps to exclude women from certain infantry and combat jobs and signaled a formal recognition that thousands of women served, and many were wounded or killed, in the last 14 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We are a joint force, and I have decided to make a decision which applies to the entire force," Carter told a news conference.
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