The failing effort to add women to infantry, special operations forces

Tampa Bay Times ^ | 10/21/2016 | Dan O'Shea

[tekrat]

In January 2013, the Department of Defense announced it was removing the combat exclusion ban that kept women out of infantry units and special operations forces like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets.

Where do we stand nearly four years later?

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta argued, "If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job — and let me be clear, we are not reducing qualifications — then they should have the right to serve."

And the day the change in policy was announced, Col. Ellen Haring of the U.S. Army Reserves, who filed a lawsuit challenging the combat exclusion ban, said, "Nobody ever asked for special considerations or reduced standards; just let us compete at the standards as they exist."

[kimtom]

The WWII soviet assignments was partly due to shortages.
They took, as you know huge losses in 1st two years.
I read that by 44’, they were beginning to feeling the strain. But they were winning by mid 44, and soviet troop quality (leaders, mostly) had improved dramatically.

The soviet trooper, was a hardy fighter, poorly led (early).

(my opinion)

[Molon Labbie]

Your dad was a real hero.

I think women should read about the Army infantry in the Hurtgen Forest where several divisions had over 200 percent casualties.