Pentagon to review women in ground combat positions : NPR
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Key Points:
- The Pentagon is conducting a six-month review to assess the operational effectiveness of women serving in ground combat roles, a decade after restrictions were lifted, focusing on readiness, performance, casualties, and command climate.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized maintaining elite, gender-neutral physical standards for combat roles, stating women must meet the highest male standards, but did not ban women from these positions.
- Currently, women make up a small fraction of ground combat forces, with about 3,800 in the Army and 700 in the Marines, all required to meet the same standards as men, including some who have completed Ranger and Green Beret training.
- Critics of the review, including former female Army officers, argue it aims to exclude women from
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