US to end ban on women in combat

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Jan 22, 2013

The US has decided to end the ban on female soldiers serving in front-line combat, according to a senior Pentagon official.

The official told the BBC that Defence Secretary Leon Panetta overturned the 1994 prohibition and that the change will “initiate a process whereby the services will develop plans to implement this decision, which was made by the secretary of defense upon the recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

The formal announcement of the decision is expected to be made on Thursday.

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