Women in the Military

NEW DACOWITS CHAIR NAMED

Observers nationwide applauded when the Bush Administration allowed the Charter of the 51 year-old Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) to expire on February 28. The 33-member tax-funded advisory committee, primarily composed of civilian women, had come under fire from... Read More

30 Oct 02

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BUSH ADMINISTRATION UPHOLDS LAW AND REGULATIONS EXEMPTING...

The Center for Military Readiness is pleased that the Bush Administration is ending the practice of training women for land combat positions, which was instigated during the Clinton Administration and continued until April of this year. Read More

31 May 02

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DEMISE OF THE DACOWITS

Despite intense pressure from Pentagon feminists and their allies in Congress, the Charter of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services was allowed to expire on February 28, 2002. This was good news to the Center for Military Readiness and many influential friends and organizations... Read More

15 Apr 02

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"Military Advisors' Agenda 'Extreme' "

Washington Times Background Report on the DACOWITS Will Bush Defense Department Dissolve Feminist Power Base? . . . Read More

05 Mar 02

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Center for Military Readiness News Release

Friday, March 1, 2002 Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, praised the Bush Administration for not renewing the charter of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), which expired at midnight yesterday, February 28. (See "Women’s Panel... Read More

01 Mar 02

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CMR URGES PENTAGON TO DISCONTINUE THE DACOWITS

Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, disputed claims made by Rep. Heather Wilson, (R-NM), who met with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz yesterday to promote renewal of the charter of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (Washington Times,... Read More

28 Feb 02

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IWF "Women's Quarterly" Disses the DACOWITS

"Booby Traps at the Pentagon" . . . Read More

15 Feb 02

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LEAD STORY IN HUMAN EVENTS AND OTHER NEWS REPORTS ANALYZE...

In a front-page story published in the February 11 edition of Human Events, David Freddoso explains reasons why the charter of the Pentagon’s Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services should be allowed to expire at the end of February 2002. This and other articles appearing in... Read More

15 Feb 02

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SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW: DISCONTINUE THE DACOWITS

The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services was established in 1951, when there were virtually no women, civilian or military, in leadership positions. Fifty years later, there is no need for a tax-funded civilian advisory committee to tell the Defense Department what to do regarding... Read More

28 Jan 02

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BRITISH STUDY FINDS FEMALE SOLDIERS “TOO WEAK” FOR LAND...

An extensive study ordered by British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has reportedly recommended that women should not be allowed to fight in the front line. Citing evidence gathered over 18 months, the "Combat Effectiveness Gender Study" concluded that females lack the strength and stamina needed... Read More

14 Jan 02

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