This week, the Pentagon announced it will lift its ban on women serving in combat.
Although the changes will not happen immediately, women may now be eligible for more than 230,000 front-line positions and elite commando jobs.
A year ago, 14,500 combat positions were opened to women, nearly all of them in the Army.
Because of the necessities of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, women are medics, military police and intelligence officers. It has become difficult to keep women clear of combat, according to the AP.
While these changes may be more reflective of what some women are already doing in the military, questions remain about the strength needed for certain jobs or whether the presence of women might hurt unit cohesion.
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