US Navy moves to let women serve on submarines

[cali]

The US defence department has decided to allow women to serve aboard submarines, according to officials.

Defence Secretary Robert Gates has approved the recommendation and sent letters to Congress informing them of the plan.

Congress now has 30 days to approve the measure.

The move comes as the US Army's chief of staff said it was time to revisit rules restricting women in combat roles.

Women are still barred from traditional frontline roles in the armed forces.

General George Casey told Congress on Tuesday that he supports a reconsideration of the role of women in combat.

"I believe it's time that we take a look at what women are actually doing in Iraq and Afghanistan. And then we look at our policies," he said.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8533414.stm

[RB TexLa]

1. Good, they need to remove the combat restrictions as well.

[elocs]

2. Yeah, I read that here yesterday when it was Latest Breaking News:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4280520&mesg_id=4280520

[Zywiec]

3. I can beat that. I read it here in January

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7542478&mesg_id=7542478

There isn't one original thread on DU.

[elocs]

4. Correcto-mundo! It will undoubtedly be reposted again and again.

Generally, any news that is more than a couple of hours old has already been posted here even if it is news to the OP.