Opinion: The debate on women in combat is settled — let’s move forward
The debate over women in combat roles, resolved nearly a decade ago through real-world success, has resurfaced. Revisiting it ...
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Having Women in Combat Is Still Controversial—But Shouldn’t Be
The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) is one of the least known but most revered of Army awards. Established in 1945 by the War ...
'A woman will be a Royal Marine, it's just when'
Two women who trained with the Royal Marines say it is only a matter of time before a woman passes.
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Marine Corps Full Steam Ahead on Integrating Platoon-Level Drill Instructor Roles
The depots currently have seven gender-integrated drill instructor teams at the platoon level, though that number can ...
Opinion: Women, gays, transgender and queer Americans serve in the military because men won’t
The modern all-volunteer military was born in the post-Vietnam years and has struggled to recruit men due to its dangerous ...
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Military Effort to Scrub Diversity Programs Leads to Dead Websites and Confusion
The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force -- as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs -- were all working ...
Where are the female Marines?
Six years after women were given the chance to become Royal Marines, none of them have completed the training. The BBC's Rebecca Ricks has spoken to one of those who has tried.
Pete Hegseth Has Said 'Women Shouldn't Be in Combat Roles' in US Military. Here's His Reasoning
The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025 ...
Hegseth, under Senate scrutiny, mutes critique of women in combat
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to ...
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Women in Combat—Yes or No?
Now for the first time in our history, the government is saying that you don’t have to be a tough macho man to occupy a foxhole. Women can do it. No big deal. “If women can join the few and the proud, ...
Opinion
OPINION | BRET STEPHENS: DEI won’t be missed
In December 2015, the Obama administration decided to allow women to serve in all combat roles. "There will be no exceptions," Ashton Carter, then the secretary of defense, announced. Women would be ...