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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.

Women have served in combat roles for the U.S. for more than 30 years, and some veterans and enlisted women worry Pete Hegseth might change that if he's confirmed as defense secretary.

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All combat roles in the U.S. military were opened to women by then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in January 2013. Two years later, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter lifted all gender-based ...

Today, 160 women have earned their Ranger tabs, and the debate over whether women should serve in combat positions alongside men is generally considered settled. Or it had been, until very recently.

Women serving in combat are essential to the success of America’s armed forces. Rejecting that truth not only harms gender equality, but it also compromises national security.

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Or consider the Army Combat Fitness Test, which consists of six events. The Army originally wanted the test to be sex-neutral. But too many women failed, so the Army instituted lower scores for women.

According to CBS News, keeping women out of combat “can do real harm to the military by discouraging young women from joining the armed forces and convincing those already in uniform to get out ...

Having women in combat roles “hasn’t made us more effective,” Hegseth said in an appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast earlier this month. It “hasn’t made us more lethal.” ...