The Impact of Army Transformation on the Integration of Enlisted Women

Abstract

Women have played an ever increasingly important role in the United States Army enlisted force over the past few decades. Their proportional strength has risen from 2.6 percent in the early 1970's to 15.5 percent in the present day. While the opportunities for women to serve have grown substantially within the combat support and combat service support occupations, the growth of women has been concentrated mainly in the traditional fields of administration, supply and services, medical and transportation. As the Army moves forward with its transformation to the Stryker Brigade and to the Objective Force Unit of Action design, along with instituting reductions in the administration and logistics force structure, we must assess the potential impact this transformation may have on the continued success of integrating women into the enlisted force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415334

Entities

People

  • Louis O. Henkel

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Combat Support
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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