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Pentagon lifting ban on women serving in combat

Posted: Jan 24, 2013 12:39 PM by Melissa Canone

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The Pentagon is lifting the military's ban on women serving in combat.

That opens hundreds of thousands of front-line positions --- and potentially elite commander jobs --- after more than a decade at war.

The groundbreaking move overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to ground combat units.

What do you think about women in combat?

Leave your comments. They could air during tonight's Rant on Acadiana's News Channel at ten o'clock.

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