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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Pentagon asks Congress to lift ban on women in submarines

The Pentagon has said it would move to lift the Navys ban on having women serve aboard submarines.

"This is fundamentally a Navy initiative, which they recently briefed to the secretary of defense (Gates), supports it and he notified Congress of the Navy's plans," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said on Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a letter to Congress disclosing the Navys decision on the ban, which if approved by congress within the next 30 days could see female officers serving aboard nuclear submarines within the next 18 months.

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