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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2016, file photo, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. New physical standards established so women can compete for combat posts in the Marine Corps have weeded out many of the female hopefuls. But data obtained by The Associated Press shows they’re also disqualifying some men. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

The few, the proud, the fit: Women strive for combat jobs

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Marine Corps Sgt. Jessica Domingo (right) and Cpl. Daisy Romero, part of a female engagement team, worked with infantry Marines in Afghanistan by engaging women and children in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (Associated Press)

DONNELLY: Lowering female Marines’ physical standards puts politics before readiness

By Elaine Donnelly