US Military will open all combat jobs to women, Defense secretary announces

December 03, 2015 23:39

All US military combat jobs, including infantry units, will be open to women beginning next year, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday.

Carter said the decision was part of his commitment to build a force of the future. The ban will be lifted in 30 days, he said.

"In the 21st Century, that requires drawing strength from the broadest pool" possible, he said.

We can't succeed to defend the nation by eliminating half of the U.S. population from combat roles, Carter said.

The decision was immediately blasted by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and a member of the Armed Services Committee as a politically motivated move that will erode the ability of the military to fight. Hunter pointed to a study done by the Marine Corps that showed that infantry units with women performed worse than all-male ones.

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