Women May Get Right To Die For Their Country In Australia Army -- The Telegraph
A ban on Australian women serving in front-line combat positions could be lifted following a review of women's treatment in the army as a result of a sex scandal.
Women are allowed to fill many military roles in the Australian armed forces but are excluded from the most dangerous and demanding, including in the special forces and rifle companies.
But Stephen Smith, the defence minister, said this rule could be abolished after the defence force announced a series of reviews into the treatment of women after young a female cadet was filmed without her knowledge while having sex at Australia's elite military academy.
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Update: That's one battle won: Frontline ban lifted for women soldiers -- News.com.au
My Comment: Will there be some takers .... probably. What will be the end result of women serving in FOBs .... I guess we will soon be finding out.