Politics & Government

Report: Women May Train to Become Navy SEALs in 2016

Women may be able to enter training to become Navy SEALs in 2016, according to reports from the Associated Press.

Plans to integrate women into elite combat forces like the SEALs and Army Rangers "call for requiring women and men to meet the same physical and mental standards to quality for certain infantry, armor, commando and other front-line positions across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines," according to the Washington Post.

The Department of Defense is expected to announce the change Tuesday, the newspaper reported.

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Sailors who wish to become Navy SEALs must complete more than a year of training, including Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado.

Women may begin to train with Riverine forces next month. Sailors with Coastal Riverine Group One, who protect high-value targets, can be found at Naval Base Coronado and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach.

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