The U.S. Military Equal Employment Opportunity? Ground Combat Integration for Women Examined

Abstract

Female involvement in the US military has progressed and is becoming more equitable. Although women were allowed to serve in the military, gender-based restrictions prevented them from filling ground combat military occupational specialties. Objective occupational standards should be the qualifying factor to determine a service member's eligibility, not their gender. There are substantiated advantages and disadvantages involved with integrating female service members into ground combat career fields. Despite recommendations to maintain the status quo, the Department of Defense is committed to integrating female service members into previously restricted career fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176236

Entities

People

  • Melissa Riddick

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Minority Groups
  • Nato
  • North Carolina
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Reconnaissance
  • Special Forces
  • Special Operations Forces
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics
  • Gender and Food Studies