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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 3 Dec 2015

    All US military combat jobs are to be open to women, with "no exceptions", defence secretary Ashton Carter announceshttp://bbc.in/1OJaz3k 

    9:37 AM - 3 Dec 2015
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      1. Mary‏ @QuiteeContrary 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking As long as the women applying have the exact same standards, I don't see why this should be a problem.

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      1. Nemesisネメシス‏ @zodiac0088 3 Dec 2015
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        Nemesisネメシス Retweeted BBC Breaking News

        米軍が女性戦闘員の採用拡大へ(来年から全部門を女性に開放)=カーター米国防長官が発表 RT@BBCBreaking  https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/672469800355016705 …

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        BBC Breaking NewsVerified account @BBCBreaking
        All US military combat jobs are to be open to women, with "no exceptions", defence secretary Ashton Carter announces http://bbc.in/1OJaz3k 
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      1. Jessi‏ @JessiJade8 3 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking the idiots in this comments section 😑

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      1. Forward Assist.‏ @crossedsword 3 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking another social experiment which is going to go wrong.

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      2. Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ‏ @SemperNos 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Ash Carter is a moron. Lives will be lost because of PC bullshit.

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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      1. sal lini‏ @boccetime 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking why not. There are a lot of women out there that can beat the crap out of a lot of man

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      1. Ben Skipper‏ @forestergreenUK 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews The Kurks & Isreali's do well with female soldiers as did the Soviets in The Great Patriotic War so why not?

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      1. H (but not from Stepps)‏ @TweetleMcBeetle 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking yeah well part of me wants to be 'yay equality' but frankly, humans being sent to kill innocent people isn't a 'yay' moment

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      1. Gillian Lamb‏ @GillianLamb3 3 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking military combat jobs to be open to women and why not? About time too

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      1. Ian‏ @IanThomas80 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking are America planning on having that many wars that they're worried about running out of men?

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      2. Dr Shujat Naqvi‏ @shujat_naqvi 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking great country to live

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      3. Dr Shujat Naqvi‏ @shujat_naqvi 4 Dec 2015
        Replying to @shujat_naqvi

        @BBCBreaking allworldmustget togetherto curb/terrorism withal force.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. CGH‏ @Chris_Halkou 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking great news for equality.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Stephen Gildroy‏ @SteJGildroy 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I might send my wife.

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      1. Philip Wildman‏ @barben2 3 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Ideology; the mother's milk of fanaticism.

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      1. Ronnie Smith‏ @ronniesmithads 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking not enough men signing up to die in useless wars.

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      2. Jean-Paul Rzyman‏ @Fruckley 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Gratz to the US of A to finally enter the Modern era with one step.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Iron Fist  🇬🇧 🇺🇸‏ @IRONFIST1985 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @Fruckley

        @Fruckley @BBCBreaking Pretty stupid comment, considering that most European armies still do not allow women in combat positions.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Jean-Paul Rzyman‏ @Fruckley 4 Dec 2015
        Replying to @IRONFIST1985

        @IRONFIST1985 Thanks for clearly showing that you are stupid. FYI: Nobody said anything about any status in the EU region. Please try again.

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