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This week female soldiers marched one step closer in the military. on monday they made good on an announcement to open the doors for women to join units previously populated by only men. it's being given a chance. where once women only work aid longside combat units, now they will be assigned jobs within combat battalions, which means 14,000 new jobs now open to women. that still leaves them shut out of 250,000 jobs that remain closed. now, that's a lot of missed opportunity. for the 207,308 women currently serving on active duty who make up 14.5% of the u.s. armed forces. now, of those brave ...

Combat, that report is proving difficult to finish as the different services have different opinions on the matter. the pentagon's current policy is not to allow them to serve in combat battalions such as infantry, armor and special forces. the washington times, a paper, says they are studying at least three options for their report. i feel a list coming on. one leaving everything in place. two opening up some roles and physical requirements would feel like you are disqualified. th is a lot to read. and on three, lifting the ban and allowing women to serve in all compact positions. >> no. >> i...

Review policies on women in combat, that report is proving difficult to finish as the different services have different opinions on the matter. the pentagon's current policy is not to allow them to serve in combat battalions such as infantry, armor and special forces. the washington times, a paper, says they are studying at least three options for their report. i feel a list coming on. one leaving everything in place. two opening up some roles and physical requirements would feel like you are disqualified. th is a lot to read. and on three, lifting the ban and allowing women to serve in all co...

Combat battalions are set up on the outskirts of ra mrksmadi and planning to launch a defense. the problem is isis since april captured the northern and eastern sections of the city. and yesterday the militants blasted their way in using suicide car boom attacks into the center of the city raising that ominous black flag. and at this point also the growing humanitarian crisis. thousands as we've been seeing in dramatic images trying to escape the violence. men, women and children gathering anything and everything they can carry. and one thing we're hearing from our sources, very disturbing is ...