Women in the Ranks, but Not in the Clear
When the Pentagon opened combat roles to women in 2015, many assumed the debate on full sex integration in the U.S. military was over. But Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s March 12 order to review military fitness, body composition, and grooming standards, followed by a March 30 order to establish sex-neutral physical standards for combat arms roles, signals that the debate is anything but settled. In addition to his directives on military standards, Hegseth and the current administration fired most top-ranking female military officers, leaving no women in four-star general or admiral leadership positions. According to the most recent Defense Department The post Women in the Ranks, but Not in the Clear appeared first on War on the Rocks.
When the Pentagon opened combat roles to women in 2015, many assumed the debate on full sex integration in the U.S. military was over. But Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s March 12 order to review military fitness, body composition, and grooming standards, followed by a March 30 order to establish sex-neutral physical standards for combat arms roles, signals that the debate is anything but settled. In addition to his directives on military standards, Hegseth and the current administration fired most top-ranking female military officers, leaving no women in four-star general or admiral leadership positions. According to the most recent Defense Department
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