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Would be over. but if you have 9,800 troops in afghanistan next year, there's going to be still plenty of combat there. so for a lot of these troops, the war might not necessarily be over. >> reporter: well, certainly if the troops come under attack, wolf, the war will not be over for them. but the president insisted during his remarks, he's anticipating some of this criticism, that they will not be serving in combat roles, they'll be serving in advisory and training roles, and in some cases counterterrorism roles. i think what we heard the president say that's important to stress, that afghan...

Duties to help researchers and commanders create physical standard for future recruits. >> we look at cognitive capabilities, language, et cetera *. we don't have the analogy test for physical. the pentagon ordered the army to integrate women into combat roles. unlike traditional fitness tests, these tests are related to actual battlefield duty. >> reporter: the effort is about matching skill sets and attributes to the right job. this test simulates rescuing a recruit pulling a 100-pound bag out of the turret.

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...

National security correspondent jennifer griffin looks at both sides of the debate over new standards for new times. >> it's a horrible idea. it's part of the fundamental transformation of the united states of america and the social re-engineering of our military. >> reporter: in an about face the pentagon loosened regulations that allowed them to be clean shasven. >> where do you stop. to wickens get to wear funny hats and druids get to wear robes? >> when you join the military there's compromise and dispensation so this is just political correct assaults on military regulations. >> reporter:...

>> the green bay packers decide to have a female front line. all the offensive linemen will be a football thing. just bare with me. the green bay packers decide we're going to be the first team to have women at the offensive line. no other team in america, not the oakland raiders will follow through. they'll beat the crap out of green bay packers. that's the way the world works even if the united states decides to put women in combat roles, iran and libya and egypt aren't going to do it. they're not going to. >> for the sheer idea of fighting and sloging, you're not really, this isn't to make ...