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Jeanne Shaheen: “Since the Department rescinded the Direct Ground Combat and Assignment Rule in 2013, we have opened more than 91,000…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
Since the Department rescinded the Direct Ground Combat and Assignment Rule in 2013, we have opened more than 91,000 positions that were previously closed to women.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen discusses the integration of women in the armed forces post-policy change.

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