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Government services. protests continue in turkey's anti-government square. they adopted a new tactic, standing still and silent. images of nonviolent created a buzz on social media before police broke things up. elsewhere turkish police conducted raids to contain those believed to be involved in recent violent demonstrations. later this afternoon the ppgz will make an announcement involving women's roles in the military. the current focus on opening positions for women in combat support roles. they say no final decisions have been made as to women's eligibility for ground combat roles in the...

Special operations force teams women will have an opportunity to train, whether it's the rangers or navy s.e.a.l.s. what we'll see is there will be one standard set of requirements for men and women in uniform who wish to serve in these elite fighting forces. i have had the pleasure and honor of serving with many, many talented selfless female service members and know if given the opportunity, these women would be a great asset to any fighting unit and would be able to meet those requirements. >> it's interesting because some of the reporting out there, congresswoman, says that the pentagon an...

20-year ban. so here's some numbers, take a look. women make up about 14% of the 1.4 million active u.s. military personnel and more than 280,000 women have been sent to iraq and afghanistan or neighboring nations in the last ten years. according to defense officials, any speculation that women will have combat -- or ground combat roles is, quote, premature. joining me is democratic congresswoman from hawaii, one of the first female combat vets to serve in congress. thank you for your time, it's always an honor to have you on. thank you again for your service, of course. let me get what you kn...

Ground combat roles. lifting the 20-year ban against women in combat will ultimately put them directly into the heat of battle. it opens some 237,000 combat-related positions to women. initially women will be assigned to combat support roles, communications, logistics and as drivers. gradually, they'll work their way close to the battle as medics, coremen and manning artillery before they become combat infantry troops. despite the ban, women paid the ultimate price of war. 152 u.s. military women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. congresswoman tammy duckworth lost both her legs as an a...

How many times do you see a 130-pound man drag a 200-pound -- you know, and that's the sense of the argument. that women and men will work together just like the men work together. and the only thing different about this, while women have been drawn into combat, is this will be policy. this will be official. they will have ground combat roles. and what this will do for women is it will allow them then opportunities to advance up through the ranks because even male soldiers or service members who do not have ground combat experience are often passed over had it comes to promotions. >> and now w...