Obama Administration Disregarding Harmful Consequences of Ordering Women Into Direct Ground Combat (Infantry) Battalions
The following comments may be attributed to Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness:
"Following orders from President Barack Obama, lame-duck Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has recklessly announced unilateral nullification of direct ground combat exemptions that are important to the majority of military women who serve in the enlisted ranks.
"Secretary Panetta has excluded Congress and the American people from the decisionmaking process, and imposed a radical "diversity" agenda on our military without disclosing the data and results of extensive research on the subject of women in land combat that the Marine Corps conducted last year. (Download PDF for full content)
"Following orders from President Barack Obama, lame-duck Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has recklessly announced unilateral nullification of direct ground combat exemptions that are important to the majority of military women who serve in the enlisted ranks.
"Secretary Panetta has excluded Congress and the American people from the decisionmaking process, and imposed a radical "diversity" agenda on our military without disclosing the data and results of extensive research on the subject of women in land combat that the Marine Corps conducted last year. (Download PDF for full content)
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