Pressure grows on Marines to consider lowering combat standards for women

Washington Times ^ | April 19, 2015 | Rowan Scarborough

[C19fan]

Two years ago, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the nation’s top military officer, laid down an edict on the Obama administration’s plan to open direct land combat jobs to women: If women cannot meet a standard, senior commanders better have a good reason why it should not be lowered.

Today, the “Dempsey rule” appears to have its first test case.

The Marine Corps just finished research to see if female officers could successfully complete its rigorous Infantry Officer Course.

[Jack Hammer]

Abso-effing-lute Obama disaster.

Hands off the Corps!!!!!!!

[MSF BU]

The are doing this because the Romney boys do not want to serve. Senator Burr’s sons don’t want to serve. The Sununu sons...same thing. Phil Graham’s sons? The Buckley boys? Those that do serve normally take the much safer and easier JAG route (Bush, Pataki, Laxalt, etc.). The poster child for doing it right...? Duane Duncan Hunter..or his dad...or his grandfather. There are not to many examples of those people.