The U.S. Army on Friday said 22 women will be commissioned as infantry and armor officers in its first step under historic new rules that let women serve in combat jobs, USA Today reported.
The 22 women are near completion of their officer training and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in coming weeks, the newspaper said.
(Reporting by Timothy Ahmann; Editing by Chris Reese)
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