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Poll: Women in combat?
Posted: 01.23.2013 at 6:01 PM
David Fath

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Poll: Women in combat?

Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women.

Tonight in the Daily Pulse we're wondering: Do you agree with the military's decision to remove the ban on women serving in combat? Yes or no? Why or why not?

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Poll: Women in combat?
Do you agree with the military's decision to remove the ban on women serving in combat?
Why or why not?

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