A historic change: US military opens combat positions to women

Dec 04, 2015, 08:44 PM

"When I was in the army, the pinnacle of one's career was to become an infantry ranger of battalion commander. Well, two of those four things were completely off limits to women. As of the decision yesterday, no woman will never hear that she cannot attempt to do those things".

Donna McAleer explains the significance of opening US military combat roles to women and the history behind the decision.