Body Armor for Women in Combat Roles Causing Concern

Some don't want the design to lighten soldiers' loads

For women headed to newly opened combat roles, there's this very practical consideration: body armor.

California Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a Democratic member of the Armed Services Committee and founder of the Women in the Military Caucus, said last week during a subcommittee hearing that she is concerned that women — now that they can serve in combat — will be encumbered by ill-fitting body armor designed for men.