Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently announced that starting in 2016, women will be eligible for all positions within the Armed Forces. Depending on the outcome of a federal lawsuit challenging male-only registration, the decision to allow women in all combat roles could lead to a draft requirement. Join us this hour for a discussion about the impact this will have on the military and what comes next.
Guests:
Tara Copp, Pentagon Correspondent for Stars and Stripes Kyleanne Hunter, Veteran Marine Corps Officer and Research Fellow in International Studies at the University of Denver Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Reporter, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Author of Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield Jude Eden, Writer and Marine Corp Veteran who writes for Political Animal