Women in the Military
HASC MOVES TO CODIFY RULES ON WOMEN IN COMBAT
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has taken a principled stand in co-sponsoring legislation to prevent the Army officials from forcing female soldiers in or near land combat units.
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ARMY CHANGES DOD RULES ON WOMEN IN LAND COMBAT
After months of pressure on the Department of the Army, which caused the service to adjust but not end single-minded efforts to force female soldiers into land-combat collocated units, the Center for Military Readiness filed a formal Request for Corrective Action with...
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CMR PETITIONS DoD IG FOR INTERVENTION
The following is the text of the second Request for Corrective Action filed by the Center for Military Readiness, asking that the Department of the Army be brought into compliance with current Defense Department (DoD) policy regarding the assignment of female soldiers in or near land combat...
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ARMY BETRAYING ITS WOMEN…AND MEN
I recently heard from a female soldier who feels betrayed by the Army. Calm but justifiably angry, the soldier said she is being assigned to a forward support company that will “collocate” with the Army’s new, modular infantry/armor land combat battalions. This is a serious...
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ARMY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION LAW
Current Defense Department regulations, which were established by then-Defense Secretary Les Aspin on January 13, 1994, exempt female soldiers from assignments in smaller direct ground combat (DGC) units that engage in deliberate offensive action against the enemy, and from units that...
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Recent news reports about the unprecedented roles of female soldiers serving in Iraq have generated many inquiries about the issue of women in land combat. Should female soldiers be assigned to units that engage in direct ground combat, and if not, why not?
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WOMEN IN LAND COMBAT
Selected Findings - 1992 Presidential Commission
Following the first Persian Gulf War in 1990-91, Congress considered legislation that would permit women in the military to serve in combat units, starting with combatant aircraft. Following a Senate hearing in July 1991, Congress repealed...
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ATROCITIES AGAINST AMERICANS
A new development in the story of former POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch should give pause to anyone who promotes the assignment of female soldiers in or near direct ground combat units.
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JESSICA LYNCH REALITY SHATTERS AMAZON MYTH
It is easy to dismiss former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch as a lightweight in military history. She was only a 19 year-old, 5’3” passenger in a military vehicle under rocket grenade assault in Iraq, carrying a rifle that jammed before she and several others were captured.
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What Really Happened to Jessica Lynch?
After months of secrecy and media diversion, now we know that former prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch was brutally raped by Iraqi thugs, shortly after she survived the horrific ambush of her 507th Maintenance Unit in Iraq. We need brave women in the military, but no...
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