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Carter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women

Carter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women
First Lt. Shaye Haver, Apache pilot, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, left, traverses an obstacle during the Ranger Assessment held at Fort Carson to improve the participant’s chances of completing Ranger School, Oct. 24, 2014.

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Aug. 20 that all ground combat jobs will be open to women unless service chiefs can deliver convincing reasons, backed by data, that certain roles should remain closed in reports due Oct. 1.The military occupational specialties (MOS) open to women were greatly expanded during Carter’s previous stint as deputy secretary of defense under then-Secretary Leon Panetta. Around 110,000 ground combat positions are now open to female soldiers, Carter said.Carter has asked the services to…

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