Marco Rubio Backs Women In Combat
“We should be putting our best soldiers forward regardless of their gender,” says Rubio, part of a growing number of conservatives abandoning opposition to women in combat.
“We should be putting our best soldiers forward regardless of their gender,” says Rubio, part of a growing number of conservatives abandoning opposition to women in combat.
The United States is not the first to open combat roles to women. Over a dozen other countries have allowed it for years.
They’ll now be formally allowed in combat roles, but they’ve been on patrol, earning honors, and risking their lives for years.
Secretary Panetta reverses a 1994 ban, opening up hundreds of thousands of frontline positions for women.
The General of the Marines writes: “I want to ensure that equal opportunities to excel exist for all Marines across the Corps.” This means getting women assigned to Ground Combat Units.
