Gender Neutral Standards. Report to the House Committee on National Security, Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
Abstract
This report was submitted in compliance with the Defense Appropriations Bill, 1995 (Report 103-562, p73) requesting that the Department of Defense (DoD) submit a study on the development of gender neutral standards in the military. DoD's study of standards for enlistment and training indicates that when physical standards are used in the Military Services they are applied without regard to gender. The study summarizes the experience of the Military Services over the past 20 years in the utilization of physical standards in relation to military occupations. While each of the four Services have approached the matter differently, there is no indication that the absence of uniformity among the Services has affected mission performance. The Services have not changed the occupational performance standards in any specialty recently opened to women. Most of the additional assignment opportunities come from opening jobs for women in units previously closed to them for duty in their current specialty. Training standards for selection into and continuation of career fields open to both men and women will remain gender-neutral.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA640768
Entities
Organizations
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy