I’ll ask this question again. When did Congress lift the ban on woman in direct command roles, i.e., the infantry and special forces? Congress makes this call, not the marxist sec of defense. Faux News has barely mentioned the story. Like their counterparts, PMSNBC, they do not care.
They never did. The argument being used to lift the exclusion is because in the current conflict there are no "front" lines. They are thinking that all future wars will be fought this way. They claim that women are exposed to hostile fire everyday anyway. This is true if you are on a secure base because you can get hit by mortars or RPGs and also true for the women who have to man the checkpoints.
It is offensive under islam for a man to touch a woman who is not his wife/family member. This is why we have our women doing the searches. To me it would have made more sense to get the locals to do it and just watch them. Keep our women out of harms way.
Pilots and crewmembers were exempt from the direct combat exclusion. Some were hurt and it was some of these women who filed a suit against the military. Some windbag retired general backed them up.