Oh Snap, Panetta just went there...
Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
Officials: Panetta opens combat roles to women
This is a major step forward for every woman serving in the military because not only does it open combat rolls but it opens leadership rolls traditionally only available to those who have led troops in combat.
I'd write a lot more but I'm at work and have to be on a train in 40 minutes.