Our purpose is to ensure that the mission is carried out by the best qualified and the most capable servicemembers, regardless of gender and regardless of creed and beliefs. If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job--and let me be clear, I am not talking about reducing the qualifications for the job--then they should have the right to serve.
Panetta emphasizes the need for gender equality in military service qualifications.
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