 Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that beginning January 2016 all jobs in the military will be open to women. Defending this country is our primary responsibility and it cannot be compromised. That means everyone who serves in uniform, men and women alike, has to be able to meet the high standards for whatever job they're in. To be sure, fairness is also important because everyone who's able and willing to serve their country who can meet those standards should have the full and equal opportunity to do so. But the important factor in making my decision was to have access to every American who could add strength to the joint force. For more details on the changes, visit defense.gov. There's a new website available to help people see if their personal information was compromised during the OPM data breach earlier this year. Visit opm.gov slash cybersecurity to see if you were affected. For these stories and more, visit navy.mil.