Women in the Military

Female Marine Captain Asks President Obama a Question...

At the September 28 CNN Townhall meeting with President Barack Obama and a military group at Fort Lee, VA, Marine Capt. Lauren Serrano courageously asked a respectful but challenging question about women in direct ground combat. Capt. Serrano’s question was accurate and appropriately... Read More

30 Sep 16

Tags Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

What Do Women Want? The Pentagon Doesn’t Care

What Do Female Olympians Know that the Pentagon Doesn’t? For years, feminists have insisted that military women couldn’t wait to be treated like men in “tip of the spear” direct ground combat units. Now that their social experiment is underway, Pentagon... Read More

22 Aug 16

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

Congress Should Challenge Myths About Women, Combat, and...

Myths about gender equality in the military are starting to crumble under the pressure of actual experience. Witness the recent Associated Press report that 6 of 7 female Marine recruits failed to qualify in training for direct ground combat assignments. Read More

26 Jun 16

Tags Congress/Legislation, Military Culture/Diversity, Women in the Military

Senate Should Drop McCain Mandate to Register, Draft...

Generals’ Opinions Misconstrued as “Recommendation” During a May 19 Senate Armed Services Committee session marking-up the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (NDAA - SR 2814), Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) pushed for and... Read More

27 May 16

Tags Congress/Legislation, Women in the Military

House, Senate Should Defeat “Draft America’s Daughters”...

As if our military doesn’t have enough problems, on April 27 the House Armed Services Committee narrowly approved legislation to “Draft America’s Daughters.” If the misguided measure makes it into law, Military Selective Service Act... Read More

02 May 16

Tags Congress/Legislation, Women in the Military

CMR Files Comprehensive Statement for the Record of...

Congress and the Next President Should Review Results of Research on Women in Combat On February 2, 2016, the Senate Armed Services Committee held the first hearing on women in combat since 1991, 25 years ago. Appearing at the hearing were Secretary of the Navy ... Read More

20 Feb 16

Tags Congress/Legislation, Women in the Military

Obama Administration Ignores Sound Military Advice on...

Yesterday, President Barack Obama and Secretary Carter overruled the best professional advice of the U.S. Marine Corps in matters involving life, death, and national security. Secretary Carter also broke his own promise to base his decision on the quality of... Read More

04 Dec 15

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

CMR Releases New Interim Special Report – Part II

The Center for Military Readiness has released a new two-section, 38-page Interim CMR Special Report that analyzes recently-released results of U.S. Marine Corps research done on the subject of Women in Direct Ground Combat . Read More

01 Dec 15

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, White House/Pentagon, Women in the Military

Marines Set Sound Priorities: “Survivability and...

CMR Analyzes USMC Women in Combat Research Data: Part II After four years of comprehensive Marine Corps research, results clearly show that the case for women in direct ground combat still has not been made. In fact, tests have produced highly credible,... Read More

13 Oct 15

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Memo to Secretary Mabus: Marines Lives Matter

The following op-ed by CMR President Elaine Donnelly was published in the Washington Times Commentary section under the title Marines Lives Matter (Sept. 15, 2015) Read More

23 Sep 15

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military