Previously, there had been many restrictions that have prohibited women from these taking on specific roles in the military. Women have been involved in combat all over the world for the past 14 years. According to the article “All Combat Roles Now Open to Women, Defense Secretary Says”, the military has taken many steps such as, including racial integration in 1948 and the lifting of the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military in 2011”(Rosenberg and Philipps, "All Combat Roles Now Open to Women, Defense Secretary Says"). Men and women who were once banned because they are gay or lesbian are not allowed to be a part of the military. Defense Secretary Carter stated, about women in combat, “There will be no exceptions… they’ll
