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>> he spent four months in iraq, but not in a combat role, but the 34-year-old was a military truck driver. the u.s. army said he was on medicine for anxiwhoety and depression. he had a self-reported injury. listening to the chilling sequence of events as they unfolded. >> it is believed he walked into a unit building, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got out of the vehicle, into another vehicle, opened

Gregg: well the pentagon is now testing a new program now that women have the same opportunities to serve in combat as men. military commanders are turning to science to find the best soldier for the job. jonathan serrie live in our atlanta bureau with more. jonathan? >> hi, gregg. well the army wants to develop an objective test, given at the recruit phase to determine whether a soldier has the physical capabilities of serving in a combat role. the timing of this is important because the military has been ordered to begin integrating women into combat roles in 2016. at fort stewart, dozens of...

Petition seeking to block an extradition request from the united states. defense secretary chuck hagel is laying out a plan to reshape the military after 13 years of war. >> it would cut the number of u.s. soldiers but increase funding for special ops and cyber warfare. abc's karen travers has more details from washington. good morning, karen. >> good morning, john. good morning, marci. the u.s. is no longer fighting a war in with iraq. and the military is also transitioning out of a combat role in afghanistan. combine that with shrinking budgets and the pentagon has to make big adjustments....

Think that's okay then it's tough to argue that you can't lower them for women. you're saying it's okay for a 35-year-old to meet lower standards than an 18-year-old it's tough to argue it's not fair for women. >> would the argument be the younger you are the more likely you're in a combat role. >> i think they just figured in for old guys like me. it's really not that significant. the standard is still much lower for women. >> up and running. it's a really good point. i think that we did the test where you run in between. >> the shuttle thing. >> i do that at 3:00 a.m. in bed. i'm getting old...

Battalion. i might start one at san mateo. >> what did do you in the army? >> how was the boy scouts? >> i wasn't even in the boy scouts. i did nothing when i was growing up. is this the end of the women or the end of bans like this? >> i think it's probably closer to the latter. a lot of testosterone at the table and a lot of it coming from lori. you have different physical fitness standards for men and women. that's already a problem. then do the standards properly align with the ability to perform a combat role. it's push up, sit ups, two mile run. does being able to do a lot of