"Gender-Neutral" Infantry Training Includes Gender-Normed Test Scores
"Members of Congress who are engaging in a confused debate about sexual assaults in the military are missing the big picture. The pending House Defense Authorization bill contains two dozen measures focused on sexual harassment and assault, but nothing to prevent extension of those problems into the combat arms. "Defense Department officials are implementing incremental plans that will result in military women being ordered (not "allowed") into direct ground combat battalions that attack the enemy. Acquiescent military leaders keep insisting that co-ed infantry training will be "the same," but the fine-print "catch" is hidden in plain sight. (Download PDF for full content)