Ten years ago, women had to be fully integrated into all combat roles. In truth, their battlefield contributions date back ...
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and ...
The review will determine the “operational effectiveness of ground combat units” 10 years after the restrictions on women ...
Women were formally integrated into ground combat units in 2015, but now, more than a decade later, the Pentagon has recently ...
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...
A U.S. Marine Corps combat marksmanship coach fires a rifle during an exercise in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 29, 2024. (Sgt. Angela Wilcox/U.S. Marine Corps) The Pentagon has launched a formal review ...
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon is reviewing the effectiveness of having thousands of women serve in ground combat roles. The Institute for Defense Analyses, a nonprofit that conducts independent research for ...
Pentagon leaders are directing a review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat arms jobs — a move that comes nearly a decade after women got the right to serve in these roles. Pentagon Press ...
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday deemed a pilot program integrating female recruits into the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite Yahalom unit a success, paving the way for women combat engineers to ...
Pentagon plans to review the ‘effectiveness’ of women in combat roles as Hegseth’s DEI crackdown continues - Pentagon officials say review meant to ‘ensure standards are met and the United States main ...