Troops: Women should meet same standards as men Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 4:31 pm, Thursday, January 24, 2013 SAN DIEGO (AP) — During her time in Iraq, Alma Felix would see her fellow female soldiers leave the Army installations where she worked at a desk job and head into combat with their male counterparts. [...] with the Pentagon ending its ban on women in combat, Felix and other female troops hope the military's plan to ... Read More