Women have repeatedly met the same combat standards as men in schools and selections, so the real debate is no longer about capability but about whether some men are willing to accept women in combat ...

As it turns out, women are highly effective in combat. Khris Fuhr, a West Point graduate who worked on gender integration at ...

Women were formally integrated into ground combat units in 2015, but now, more than a decade later, the Pentagon has recently ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

(The Hill) — The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs. The move follows Defense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs chose one of the Army's most demanding paths where officers command tanks, a field known for relentless ...

A U.S. Marine Corps combat marksmanship coach fires a rifle during an exercise in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 29, 2024. (Sgt. Angela Wilcox/U.S. Marine Corps) The Pentagon has launched a formal review ...

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, to ensure what it calls the military "effectiveness" of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry, ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is conducting a six-month review of women serving in combat positions. “Our standards for combat arms positions will be elite, uniform, and sex neutral because the weight of ...