 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stephens Recently talked to sailors at an all-hands call in Norfolk, Virginia about women in combat Women have been in combat for some time. So I'll speak to the Navy first. I know that much better. I studied it women are in every mainstream Unit type model series aircraft and ship type that we have today women are not in submarines But we're moving to that and a deliberate man and you probably saw all that and they're doing fine The women that are on a submarine now They've been on now for over over a year and they're qualifying They're doing great the crew response is good because they get voted if you will in To serve certain watch sections when they get exams and stuff like that We provide support to the Marine Corps in certain units of course Cormann chaplains medical Thing called Angelo Anglico. I'm sorry like that which is support for air ground and they they're opening that up So it's just a matter of how many women want to do it. How do we integrate it smartly? It's not a matter of do we integrate it, but literal combat ship is designed for women You know, they're on Arleigh Birks. You know, they're on cruisers. You know, they're on carriers So we're pretty much there when it comes to special warfare That will be up to the special warfare commander as to whether women should serve in direct contact Billets and all that and and he'll work that he's committed to doing it It's just that what the specifications will be and what women want to serve in that regard Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta officially lifted the ban on women's serving in combat positions earlier this month from the Defense Media Activity I'm petty officer Amara Timberlake