Nation Dec 16 Twitter Chat: The role of women in newly integrated U.S. combat forces By Jaclyn Diaz, Alison Thoet
Nation Dec 09 Watch 14:12 Part 2: Female Marine recruits at boot camp strive to meet the same standards as men By PBS NewsHour
Nation Dec 08 Watch 10:12 Part 1: These women aspire to combat roles — now they’re training for them By PBS NewsHour
Nation May 17 GOP blocks provision to require women to register for draft WASHINGTON — Buckling under conservative pressure, the Republican-led House Rules Committee pulled a legislative sleight of hand and stripped a provision from the annual defense policy bill that would have required women between the ages of 18 and 25 to… By Richard Lardner, Associated Press
Politics Apr 26 Panel confirms first female officer for warfighting command WASHINGTON -- The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of the first female officer to lead one of the military's warfighting commands. By Richard Lardner, Associated Press
Feb 13 Army recruiting will adapt physical testing, seek to hire more women By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Beginning this summer, a visit to a local Army recruiting office will include a new set of gymnastic tests to help determine what military jobs a recruit is physically capable of performing. The new tests come as the Pentagon is… Continue reading
Feb 02 Generals say women should have to register for draft By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The top Army and Marine Corps generals say they believe all women should have to register for the draft now that combat jobs are open to them. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 2:15 Female cadet commands respect at her high school By PBS NewsHour Shantell Gonzalez of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High in Miami refuses to let gender stereotypes get in the way of service to her country: she is the only female CO in her school’s Junior ROTC unit. Our Student Reporting… Continue watching
Dec 10 U.S. commandos say no to women in special operations jobs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp., a majority of more than 7,600 of America's special operations forces said allowing women to serve in Navy SEAL, Army Delta or other commando… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 9:58 Full Interview: Ash Carter on a military turning point for women in combat By PBS NewsHour Continue watching