Should Women Be Allowed to Serve in Combat?

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Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition will have on morale.

Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition will have on morale.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, is the second one this year over the 1994 rule that bars women from being assigned to ground combat units, which are smaller and considered more dangerous since they are often in battle for longer periods.

The legal effort comes less than a year after the ban on gays serving openly was lifted and as officials are surveying Marines about whether women would be a distraction in ground combat units.

15 Things God Won't Ask

Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter...

God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.


God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.


God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.


God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed.


God won't ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life.