Nation Sep 22 Watch 8:06 Navy secretary: Gender should not bar women from Marine combat roles The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are expected to allow women to serve in all combat roles starting next year. But the Marine Corps commandant has asked that Marines be excluded from the new rule. Secretary of the Navy… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Sep 18 Marines expected to bar women from combat jobs WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several front-line combat jobs, inflaming tensions between Navy and Marine leaders, U.S. officials say. By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press