Posted on Jul 1, 2015
Much Ado About Nothing? Army Expects Few Women To Opt For Combat Arms If Fields Are Opened To Them.
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Despite the heavy publicity and heated debate both within the Army from the lowest levels all the way up through the rings of the Pentagon and to Capitol Hill, polling research conducted on behalf of the Army indicates that if and/or when MOSs and Combat Arms Branches of Infantry and Armor do remove current gender restrictions, only a small percentage of Army women would consider pursuing reassignment to one of these fields.
What say you, RP Nation? Does this research match your reality in the field today? Why or why not?
What say you, RP Nation? Does this research match your reality in the field today? Why or why not?
Army
Combat Arms
Women in the Military
Gender
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I think that any number of women who would opt in for such an assignment or opportunity would still be a relative number in comparison with the size of the total force strength. That being said, I have personally witnessed women under fire in combat and I have no doubt that there are those capable. If the country can accept everything this administration has done and continues to do, regardless of controversy, then it is up to those who choose to.
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I know it's a far cry from the Army, sir, but I couldn't help thinking "Hell, Security Forces have had females forever & we have combat roles (well, as much as one can in the Air Force :) )" I found this article:
I know it's a far cry from the Army, sir, but I couldn't help thinking "Hell, Security Forces have had females forever & we have combat roles (well, as much as one can in the Air Force :) )" I found this article:
Security Forces - Not SOF, but Impressive Still | SOFREP
The military is ripe with their own acronyms; put a few veterans together and a language is spoken few civilians could truly follow. As interesting as the
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