Good morning, im Melissa Harrisperry. This week marked the second of two seismic shifts in the United States military in just over two years. The first was december of 2010 when president obama signed the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law and ending a policy that mandated shame and secrecy as requirements for service. The second happened on thursday when defense secretary leon panetta joined the joint chiefs of staff chairman Martin Dempsey and made this announcement. We must open up Service Opportunities for women as fully as possible. And therefore today, general dempsey and i are pleased to announce that we are eliminating the direct Ground Combat exclusion rule for women. And we are moving forward with a plan to eliminate all unnecessary genderbased barriers to service. Just like that, 200,000 military combat jobs that were once off limits for women are potentially open to any woman who meets the qualifications. More importantly, the official policy for women in the u. S. Milit
This morning my question can president obama end perpetual war . And plus the real fight over reproductive rights. It is about access. And we will go below the line to hear from americas homeless children, but first, these boots were made for combat. Good morning, im Melissa Harrisperry. This week marked the second of two seismic shifts in the United States military in just over two years. The first was december of 2010 when president obama signed the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law and ending a policy that mandated shame and secrecy as requirements for service. The second happened on thursday when defense secretary leon panetta joined the joint chiefs of staff chairman Martin Dempsey and made this announcement. We must open up Service Opportunities for women as fully as possible. And therefore today, general dempsey and i are pleased to announce that we are eliminating the direct Ground Combat exclusion rule for women. And we are moving forward with a plan to eliminate all unnec