Women in the Military

New British Report Shreds Case for Women in Direct Ground...

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a new report on the issue of women in land combat titled: Read More

20 Feb 15

Tags Congress/Legislation, Military Culture/Diversity, Women in the Military

Problematic Proposals in National Defense Authorization...

The pending National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 includes elements that are problematic and needlessly disruptive to our military. Provisions of concern to the Center for Military Readiness , which should be reconsidered, are excerpted here: Read More

01 Dec 14

Tags Congress/Legislation, Sexual Misconduct, Women in the Military

CMR Releases Interim Report on Marine Corps Research...

The Interim CMR Special Report reveals previously-undisclosed findings derived from research done since 2012, when former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta set in motion incremental steps to repeal all of women's exemptions from direct ground combat units by... Read More

03 Oct 14

Tags Congress/Legislation, Military Culture/Diversity, White House/Pentagon, Women in the Military

Sanchez Pushes Gender Quotas and Women-in-Land-Combat

During the marathon session to mark up sections of the annual National Defense Authorization Act for 2015 , the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) casually approved a problematic amendment to the massive bill that should have gotten closer scrutiny. Sponsored by... Read More

15 May 14

Tags Congress/Legislation, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

New CMR Analysis: Pentagon Cannot Justify Anti-Woman...

Marines "Experimental Task Force" Unlikely to Change Reality Under orders from the Department of Defense, the Marines have been conducting research on whether it makes sense to assign women to direct ground combat units. Partial findings released so far indicate that... Read More

18 Mar 14

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

Boot Camp Lessons Learned Should Suspend Women-in-Combat...

Pentagon civilians and military leaders keep claiming that when women serve in the combat arms, all standards will be "gender-neutral." Now comes reality, revealed in a new physical fitness test with "gender-neutral" minimum requirements. Read More

24 Jan 14

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

Double-Think and Dissembling About Double Standards in...

President Barack Obama is pushing hard for women in direct ground combat units, to include Army and Marine infantry and Special Operations Forces . Under Defense Department mandates for "gender diversity," women will be incrementally ordered (not... Read More

14 Nov 13

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

CMR Submits Statement for Record of House Hearing on...

The Obama Administration is moving ahead with incremental plans to force (not "allow") women into direct ground combat fighting teams that currently are all-male. These include Army/Marine infantry , armor , artillery and − with inevitably-"adjusted"... Read More

27 Aug 13

Tags Congress/Legislation, Women in the Military

Spinning the Story on Women in Land Combat

"Fox & Friends" personality Anna Kooiman , often featured in sports or entertainment human interest stories, recently traveled to Camp Lejeune, NC , to talk with women who are training for combat duties with Navy Riverine Squadron 2 . These squadrons,... Read More

14 Aug 13

Tags Families & Children, Ships & Submarines, Women in the Military

Stealth Attack on Draft-Age Women

During the House Armed Services Committee's markup on the National Defense Authorization bill for 2014, committee members would not even consider legislation to preserve young women's exemption from Selective Service registration and a possible future draft. CMR has prepared this Policy... Read More

30 Jul 13

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, White House/Pentagon, Women in the Military