<p>The Army is addressing the specifics of the plan to allow female soldiers to join infantry battalions and – associated with that move – to make the prestigious Ranger School co-ed, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday.</p>
<p>The Army's top leader said he wants to give women every opportunity to succeed in infantry battalions since the military reversed the policy barring them from infantry duty earlier this year.</p>
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<h2 style="ZOOM: normal">Odierno Nominated to be Army Chief of Staff: 6/5/2011</h2>
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