I guess a lawsuit was inevitable. And so it happened.
I have mixed feelings about this but would probably come down against it. But I have no combat/military experience. I wonder what people who have actually served think. From what I can tell this area remains a situation where aggressiveness, strength/endurance and unit cohesion is paramount. And men generally want to protect women, not see them killed. On the other hand wars have changed and become more fluid. And if someone is willing to die for their country why not let her? Hmm.
Women Sue to Lift Combat Ban WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap the U.S. military's restrictions on women in combat, claiming the policy violated their constitutional rights.
Command Sergeant Major Jane Baldwin and Colonel Ellen Haring, both Army reservists, said policies barring them from assignments "solely on the basis of sex" violated their right to equal protection under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
"This limitation on plaintiffs' careers restricts their current and future earnings, their potential for promotion and advancement, and their future retirement benefits," the women said in the suit filed in U.S. District Court.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Secretary John McHugh are among the defendants. Baldwin is from Tallahassee, Florida, and Haring lives in Bristow, Virginia.
The Pentagon unveiled a new policy in February that opened up 14,000 more positions to women in the military. It still barred them from serving in infantry, armor and special-operations units whose main job is front-line combat.
