By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Retired Air Force Col. Martha McSally, who logged more than 300 combat flying hours, today is recalling how she took part in the Pentagon's last gender revolution, as the U.S. military prepares to open a new frontier for women — direct ground combat.
The Pentagon's lifting its ban on women in combat does not necessarily mean that female troops will ever fill the front-line roles held by men, according to analysts, advocates and veterans.
The recent decision by outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta to allow women to serve in front-line combat units is fraught with problems, and no one in the administration or at the Department of Defense seems to be considering them.
Former Democratic state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been elected to represent a new Phoenix-area congressional district, emerging victorious after a bitterly fought race that featured millions of dollars in attack ads.
"I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot," she said. "At the time it was against the law."
She has the right stuff: Female combat pilots have been flashing their skills for 20 years →
"I've certainly offered myself as a resource so that we're not repeating the same challenges and mistakes over gain," she said. "Obviously there are some things different. Ground combat is not the same as air combat. But the dynamic of making sure you are setting the standard and people are meeting the standard and that you in the leadership command have a climate of core values — that remains the same."
She has the right stuff: Female combat pilots have been flashing their skills for 20 years →
