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Thursday, March 19, 2015

As Women Try Out For Armor Units, 'If You Can Hack It, You Can Hack It'

As Women Try Out For Armor Units, 'If You Can Hack It, You Can Hack It'
The Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in the unforgiving world of ground combat — infantry, armor and artillery units — but gave the armed service's branches until January to ask for exemptions. Now the Marines and the Army are running the necessary tests to see what women soldiers can do. Dozens of female Marines are taking part in this experiment at the desert base at Twentynine Palms for the next month.

 



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