Women in the Military

CMR Releases Special Report:

The Center for Military Readiness has released a new CMR Special Report, titled Defense Department "Diversity" Push for Women in Land Combat . The 42-page document provides independent analysis of the Marine Corps research program that was initiated in... Read More

21 Jan 13

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Women in the Military

Military PC and Jihadist Cultural Threats

A Wall Street Journal article titled "Draft Army Handbook Wades Into Divisive Afghan Issue" has sparked controversy about the American military's response to jihadist culture in the Middle East. According to reporter Dion Nissenbaum , a draft version of an... Read More

18 Dec 12

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A Challenge for the Commandant

For many months, the Center for Military Readiness has been analyzing the Marine Corps's plan to research the possibility of assigning women to infantry battalions. Read More

13 Nov 12

Tags Training Standards & Health, Women in the Military

National Party Platforms Set Different Courses on...

"Peace Through Strength" vs. Obama World View National political platforms are important for the insight they provide into the character of party leaders who write and approve them. In both substance and process, differences between the Republican and Democratic... Read More

06 Sep 12

Tags Congress/Legislation, Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Women in the Military

Republicans Adopt Solid Platform on Military/Social Issues

The 2012 Republican National Platform, titled We Believe in America , includes this affirmation: "We are the party of peace through strength." The unequivocal statement is supported by a comprehensive platform section "American Exceptionalism,"... Read More

05 Sep 12

Tags Congress/Legislation, Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Women in the Military

"Gender-Diverse" Army Ranger School? - Part I

Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno surprised and dismayed infantry and Special Operations Forces veterans when he announced in May that he might send female officers to Ranger school. Gen. Odierno did not claim that combat readiness... Read More

14 Aug 12

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

"Gender-Diverse" Army Ranger School? - Part II

Whenever the question of women in the infantry comes up, well-meaning observers often comment that such assignments should be allowed (actually, ordered) if women can meet the same physical standards as men. . . . Read More

14 Aug 12

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

Marines Gathering Data Re: Women in Land Combat

Infantry Training "Test" Could be Misinterpreted in Drive for "Diversity" The National Football League does not pursue "diversity" by training female players for non-lethal combat on the gridiron. Even the best female athletes would not survive the grueling training and punishing... Read More

16 May 12

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Pentagon Social Policies Increase Military Sexual Assaults

The Center for Military Readiness has released a new CMR Policy Analysis that shines a bright light on disturbing findings about military sexual assaults that were buried in a recent Army "Gold Book" report on wartime personnel stress: Read More

18 Apr 12

Tags Sexual Misconduct, Women in the Military

Pentagon Pushes "Diversity" for Women in Land Combat

On February 9, the Department of Defense conducted a briefing to announce incremental plans to force military women into direct ground combat units such as Army and Marine infantry and Special Operations Forces. Read More

22 Feb 12

Tags Military Culture/Diversity, Women in the Military