Navy Secretary Says He Supports Drafting Women, Calls Women in Combat ‘Irreversible’
Marine Corps leaders had cited studies demonstrating that combined-gender units are less effective than male-only units. Ash Carter, backed by Ray Mabus, overruled them.
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