Women in Combat: Roles in U.S. Army ExpandMICHELE NORRIS
WASHINGTON —President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been outspoken about his opinion that women should not serve in combat roles. Here’s a look at how many women are in such roles in the U.S. military, as of the 2024 budget year: ...
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Trumptapped Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as his pick to head the Defense Department earlier this month. The 44-year-old has drawn criticism for his stance on women in combat roles, along with his level of experience. Duckworth, w...
MORGANTOWN, West VirginiaFormer prisoner of war Jessica Lynch says it's good news that the U.S. military will now allow women to serve in combat roles. Lynch was 19 whenshe was capturedin Iraq after her Army unit took a wrong turn and came under attack in 2003. She was rescued after ...
Women have served critical roles in the military since the American Revolution. Today, about 15% of the active duty force are females. The proportion of women veterans in the US population is currently at its highest point in history, comprising approxim
Defense Secretary Carter said he “overruled the Marines because the military should operate under a common set of standards“(Rosenberg and Philipps, "All Combat Roles Now Open to Women, Defense Secretary Says"). In the military, both men and women are trained to handle the same situations as...
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Unlike the other services, when Panetta rescinded the Direct Ground Combat Rule in January 2013, a rule that prohibited women from serving in combat jobs, the Marines began a nearly year-long, multi-million dollar research study to determine whether female Marines could serve in combat roles. ...
The veteran who did not wish to share her name said the discourse around a potential rollback of women serving in combat roles is “very disparaging.” “It’s a slap in the face for a lot of the women who have worked so hard to get to where they’re at,” she told CNN. “We ...