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

Co-Ed Combat Tests Hazardous to Women’s Health

The U.S. Army has announced that for the first time ever, two female officers are about to graduate from the exceptionally tough, three-phase Ranger Course . The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) congratulates the still-unnamed U.S. Military Academy... Read More

18 Aug 15

Tags Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

Pentagon’s New Gender Order Takes “Diversity” to Extremes

In the classic TV series “M*A*S*H*,” Corp. Maxwell Klinger , played by Jamie Farr , dressed in women’s clothes in hopes that he might be sent home from the Korean War . Decades later, Pentagon officials have embraced policies that might encourage... Read More

22 Jun 15

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Military Culture/Diversity, Women in the Military

Israeli Defense Force Decides: Armored Tanks Will Stay...

While some American military leaders are preparing to order women into combat arms units such as the infantry by January 2016, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) are moving in the opposite direction. The Israeli and British... Read More

09 Jun 15

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Military and Civilian Leaders Press Congress for...

The Issue is Oversight – Does Congress Care about Women in the Military? Nearly 100 distinguished retired military and civilian organization leaders have co-signed a Military Culture Coalition (MCC) letter expressing concerns about the lack of congressional oversight on... Read More

05 Jun 15

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New British Report Shreds Case for Women in Direct Ground...

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a new report on the issue of women in land combat titled: Read More

20 Feb 15

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

Problematic Proposals in National Defense Authorization...

The pending National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 includes elements that are problematic and needlessly disruptive to our military. Provisions of concern to the Center for Military Readiness , which should be reconsidered, are excerpted here: Read More

01 Dec 14

Tags Congress/Legislation, Sexual Misconduct, Women in the Military

CMR Releases Interim Report on Marine Corps Research...

The Interim CMR Special Report reveals previously-undisclosed findings derived from research done since 2012, when former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta set in motion incremental steps to repeal all of women's exemptions from direct ground combat units by... Read More

03 Oct 14

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