Agreement elusive on women in combat
Top defense officials are grappling to find a unified position on whether to allow women in direct ground combat, as the Pentagon prepares a landmark report to Congress on the military's coed future.
In the wake of two wars in which women have exchanged fire with the enemy, the Pentagon is being pressed to scrap the ban on women serving below the brigade level in units whose main mission is direct ground combat. That means women may not be infantry members or Green Berets.
"It is the subject of ongoing discussions but not yet fully resolved," a senior Pentagon official said when asked whether Army Gen.… Seguir leyendo »