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HeraldNet12y
The role of women in combat around the world
From France’s Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War ... with stories of women fighting alongside men. In many modern armies, however, ground infantry combat is still largely ...
The American Spectator6mon
The Conservative Case for Women in Combat
In an era where traditional norms are under scrutiny, and the landscape of American defense policy is evolving, the integration of women into combat roles within the U.S. military presents both an ...
CBS News6mon
Women in the military worry about Hegseth's views on women in combat
Army veterans who spoke to CBS News are concerned Hegseth would seek to reinstate a ban that would bar women from serving ... highest award for combat valor since World War II.
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Should women be in combat?
Women weren’t allowed to officially serve in direct ground combat jobs when Emelie Vanasse ... shaved my head — a quarter-inch all the way around — just like the men. Took my last hot ...
scmp.com2y
Women in combat, from World War II anti-Nazi Greek resistance to Viet Cong to Syrian Kurdish militia
The United States was not alone – the armed forces of many nations were late in recruiting women for combat roles. For centuries women were thought to lack the qualities necessary for combat ...
San Diego Union-Tribune4mon
Opinion: The debate on women in combat is settled — let’s move forward
The debate over women in combat roles, resolved nearly a decade ago through real-world success, has resurfaced. Revisiting it distracts from critical military priorities like recruitment ...
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Trump’s new defense secretary says women should not have combat roles: ‘Men are more capable’
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s new defense secretary pick, has dismissed the role of women in combat roles within ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news ...
USA Today5mon
Why women combat vets are seething over Senators' support of Pete Hegseth
If Hegseth is confirmed and restricts women from combat roles ... expeditionary military that can fight America's battles around the world, or even maintain national security around the world ...
The Atlantic7mon
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
What he has instead is a reactionary streak—one that’s evident in his view that women should no longer have combat roles in ... personnel operate in the real world, even if it annoys culture ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution5mon
Hegseth's views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words
“I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated,” he said in a ...
Seattle Times2mon
Pentagon eliminates lower fitness standards for women in combat roles
The Pentagon this week ordered the elimination of lower physical fitness standards for women in combat units, a move that is likely to hinder the recruitment and retention of women in particularly ...
Los Angeles Times5mon
Hegseth’s views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words
“I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated,” he said in a ...