Military Women in the Department of Defense. Volume VII.

Abstract

Military women are performing their duty requirements with the same professional competence displayed by military men. Although this has been widely recognized for many years, only within the past decade have women been permanently integrated within the active/reserve personnel inventories. The catalysts which motivated integration and expansion of the role of women in the military exist in law. The passage of Public Law 90-130, which repealed the ceiling on women, the creation of the all-volunteer forces, and the enactment of the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA), which repealed long standing provisions of law containing unwarranted distinctions with respect to Defense policy on the utilization of women in military service. This policy, restated by the Secretary of Defense in a memorandum to Secretaries of the Military Departments, dated July 19, 1983, calls for full utilization of women consistent with existing combat exclusion laws and related policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA328572

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Warfare

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