Impact of Revising the Army's Female Assignment Policy

Abstract

Current Army policy excludes females from serving in a number of units and positions. Due to the new Army Modular design and the change in the type of warfare the Army is likely to face in the coming years, this policy no longer adequately supports the Army's ability to fight and win the nation's wars. It is time for the Army to change its policy on assigning females to units and positions. First, make the Forward Support Companies organic to the battalions they support. Second, open all Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), except Infantry, Armor, and Special Forces, to females. Third, open all units, except Combined Arms Battalions and Reconnaissance Squadrons, to females. The paper covers the history of women in the Army, policies and regulations, relevant issues, the effects of modularity force design on those issues, recent trends, and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469601

Entities

People

  • Mark R. Lindon

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Opinion
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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