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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Australia to Lift Curbs on Military Service for Women


Women in combat
Australia's military plans to lift all curbs on women in combat roles within five years, in a historic move that could see female commandos engaged in frontline operations in Afghanistan and intervening in other global conflicts.

The Department of Defence said Tuesday it intends to remove restrictions from the roughly 7% of military positions that remain off limits to women, including the elite Special Air Service Regiment, commandos and some front-line infantry and artillery positions.

Australia will join New Zealand, Canada and Israel among nations with gender equality in all military roles—though in Israel women are also subject to compulsory military service—and its move is in contrast to the U.S., where official data show 70% of positions in the army are open to women.

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