A follow-up to a previous post on a proposal in the US House to limit the role of women in combat support jobs. Via MSNBC.com.

Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, under pressure from the Pentagon and lawmakers of both parties, moved to abandon a proposal that would have required the Pentagon to get congressional approval before opening additional jobs in combat zones to women….

Instead, Hunter, Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee, planned to propose that the Pentagon be allowed to continue deciding what positions women can serve in as long as they tell Congress about any proposed changes 60 legislative days beforehand.

“This puts Congress in a position where we have enough time to evaluate a policy change and react to that policy change,” the Californian said in an interview.

At least common sense prevailed in this situation. As I said before, with recruitment at an all time low and our armed forces spread too thin already, this is no time to be further reducing the pool of qualified people needed to get the job done, whether they be male, female, gay or lesbian.

Read the full article at MSNBC.com.
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