By Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer
Notice how the title of the article puts it in terms of advancing the careers of women.
While the Army has long encouraged soldiers to “be all that you can be,” it has institutionally prevented women from reaching new heights as it restricts the career fields in which they can serve — namely, the combat arms community and direct-contact units.
Those restrictions seem destined to change as military and congressional leaders give careful consideration to softening — if not eliminating — combat exclusion rules.
“I’m confident that this is an area that is going to change,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said during an April 7 visit to the U.S. Division Center Camp Liberty in Baghdad. “Time scale of the change, I have no idea.”
An Army Times article (rather sickening), which was posted by US Army FB. The propaganda machine for the Army is certainly making a fuss about this. Perhaps there are enough officers who would be opposed to this to prevent it from happening, but how effective would their protests be if the National Government were determined to bring this about? And why are there so many within the military openly pushing for the change? Because they have no understanding of the requirements of infantry combat?
Robert Gates
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