PA HR354

Designates December 3, 2025, as "10th Anniversary of Women In Combat Day" in Pennsylvania, commemorating the 2015 decision by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to open all combat roles to women

December 3, 2015 announcement opened 220,000 military positions (10% of total) previously restricted to men, including Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, and Air Force parajumpers

Approximately 3,800 women currently serve in frontline Army combat roles, nearly 700 in Marine Corps combat roles, and around 730 in the Naval submarine force

Women first served officially in the U.S. military during World War I; President Truman codified women's right to serve in all branches in 1948

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the end of the direct ground combat exclusion rule in January 2013, with implementation by January 1, 2016