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Women in combat have met the standard. What’s the objection now?

Army Times says women are being forced to prove something they already proved. They are right. But that is only half the problem. Army Times argues that female soldiers are pushing back because the ...
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IDF halts training for female combat drivers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON The ...
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IDF marks International Women’s Day by spotlighting women serving in Operation Roaring Lion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three women – Neomi, Shani, Nastia – who all survived the Supernova Music Festival massacre on October 7 are seen in the IDF ...
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International Women’s Day spotlights women warriors who redefined combat

On March 8, International Women's Day honors Artemisia, Joan of Arc, and modern warriors like Leigh Ann Hester who shattered combat barriers.
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Female combat soldiers in IDF triple over past decade

The Israel Defense Forces say female soldiers now serve across front-line, naval, air, and cyber roles, a threefold increase from a decade ago ...
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Pentagon reviewing effectiveness of women in combat roles

Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs chose one of the Army's most demanding paths where officers command tanks, a field known for relentless tactical complexity and one that demands a mastery of some of the ...
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Combat Training: Can Female Marines Get The Job Done?

NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base." Lance Cpl. Jasmine Abrego is ...
Time

Why Not All-Female Combat Units?

The question isn’t should women be in combat — it’s how. As a male combat veteran of two tours in Iraq with infantry units, the view from here is that women should have their own, separate, combat ...
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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

KHARKIV, Ukraine(AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology ...
Time

Women in Combat: Listening to Those Who Have Been There

When I heard Leon Panetta’s announcement about lifting the combat restrictions on women in the military, I immediately thought of former Army National Guard Sergeant Paigh Bumgarner. Bumgarner had ...
The Atlantic

The Worst Argument Against Women in Combat Yet: They're Sad Rape Victims

We've heard a lot of arguments against women in combat: They wouldn't be able lift injured male soldiers. (Not true.) They don't have the killer instinct. (Most people don't.) They are anatomically ...