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U.S. defense secretary me on that
recently announced the end

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of the direct ground combat exclusion
role for female service

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members the decision followed the
unanimous recommendation by

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the joint chiefs of staff and that
it was quoted as saying I

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fundamentally believe that our military
is more effective when

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success is based solely on ability
qualifications and on performance.

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He stated that the changes intended
to ensure that the best qualified

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and most capable service members regardless
of gender are available

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to carry out the mission the decision
opens up about two hundred

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thirty seven thousand positions to
women one hundred eighty four

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thousand in combat arms professions
and fifty three thousand

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that were closed based on unit tight.

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The secretary also announced that the
service branches will continue

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to move forward with a plan to eliminate
all unnecessary gender based.

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Service and that. More..