Pentagon Orders Review of Women in Ground Combat Roles

Women veterans offer thoughts on Pentagon review of women in combat

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) -- The Pentagon has announced a six-month review of "effectiveness" of women in ground combat roles within the United States Army and Marine Corps. Women gained access to all combat roles in the military in 2015, when then Defense Secretary Ash Carter opened all jobs in the military to every gender. Current [...]

Pentagon orders review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in combat roles

The review will determine the “operational effectiveness of ground combat units” 10 years after the restrictions on women were lifted.

Pentagon will review women's 'effectiveness' in combat roles; how Hampton Roads veterans are responding

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the review to be completed within the next six months.

Pete Hegseth Really, Really Doesn’t Want Women in the Military

It’s no secret that Pete Hegseth always wanted an anti-woman military; in 2024, he fantasized out loud on a podcast about removing women from combat roles. And would you look at that!? He’s doing exactly what he vowed to do: Hegseth has reportedly ordered a six-month review into the several thousand women in ground combat positions to ensure the country’s military “effectiveness.” In a seven-page memo initially obtained and reported by NPR (and …

Pentagon orders review of women in ground combat roles

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.