Women in Combat -- When the Best Man for the Job is a Woman.

Abstract

Women in the United States military are prohibited by federal law from holding combat positions in the Air Force and the Navy and by departmental regulations from holding such positions in the Army. Despite the fact that the statutes are of questionable constitutionality, their legality has not been determined by the United States Supreme Court. While a variety of arguments have been advanced to continue this discrimination, none are valid. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Congress will act to alter the statutes in question without affirmative action by the Department of Defense. Steps should be taken immediately to open all military positions to women.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA249514

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Mcdonald

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Societies
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Law

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Theoretical Analysis.