As it turns out, women are highly effective in combat. Khris Fuhr, a West Point graduate who worked on gender integration at ...

Women have repeatedly met the same combat standards as men in schools and selections, so the real debate is no longer about capability but about whether some men are willing to accept women in combat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Marine Corps combat marksmanship coach fires a rifle during an exercise in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 29, 2024. (Sgt. Angela ...

Hegseth has expressed skepticism about women's inclusion in some combat units.

In mid-December of 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a review of the “effectiveness” of women in ground combat. The Review is to be performed by the Institute of Defense Analyses, a ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

(The Hill) — The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs. The move follows Defense ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney. Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter ...

Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley patrols with a Female Engagement Team attached to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, in Afghanistan, 2010. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) This much we know: at least 154 ...