Women in combat no later than 2016, Pentagon says The next steps to prepare for women in combat include setting physical standards for previously male-only jobs and reassuring Congress that combat won't expose more women to sexual assault. By Anna Mulrine, Staff writer / July 25, 2013 The Christian Science Monitor.
                My comment on the above statement.

As A former Viet Nam veteran Im astounded that our government is so eager to put our women in harms way. Combat is not like anything any one person could experience in a lifetime. The recompense of war is devastating on you physically ,mentally and emotionally. Why oh why would our government want to inflict death, loss of limb and emotional damage to women ? I know that women have served our country valiantly throughout all wars since the civil war and continue to do so but, to deliberately but them in a combat situation is in my estimation, bad news. Also along with all the horrors of war and combat, all they are worrying about is sexual assault!I understand that could be a problem,so now you add another  stress factor along with what the effects of combat could or would do to women! So what you will have if they get their way? It will be equal opertunity death and maiming of our soldiers