Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced on Thursday the dissolution of a ban on women serving in combat positions, garnering positive reactions from women’s groups and even experts on military preparedness.
Despite the victory, the overturn has revealed concerns about relaxing physical requirements and other potential challenges in implementing the new policy.
Host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky spoke with Charlie Dunlap Jr., a visiting professor of law at Duke Law School and associate director of Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, to discuss the impact.
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Russell-Sluchansky also discussed the lifted combat ban with University of Virginia law professor Anne Coughlin.
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