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In the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Years 1992-1993, Congress rescinded female combat exemption laws and then the Clinton Administration opened a quarter million previously closed combat positions to women (GAO Report, July 1996). ... More than 40,000 American women served in the war against Iraq.
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www.cdi.org/issues/women/combat.html
www.cdi.org/issues/women/combat.html
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Women in combat is a never-ending and probably unresolvable debate but since everyone has an opinion here's one from a woman veteran of 22 years...which will exclude the physiology debate of upper body strength versus lower body strength.
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www.angelfire.com/ok/4equity/captbarb.html
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This paper outlines the law as it currently pertains to women’s assignability, provides arguments against and in favor of opening combat positions to qualified women, discusses the work of the Presidential Commission, and makes recommendations for changes to law and policy.
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www.nwlc.org/pdf/Combat.pdf
www.nwlc.org/pdf/Combat.pdf
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Experienced combat officers have made strong arguments against women in combat positions. Women's advocates have responded with constitutional arguments for "equal opportunities" declaring equal rights to enforce their claim for combat related positions.
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www.usvetdsp.com/story21.htm
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The idea of using women in combat positions in the US military has little support among those who would be affected by it, ... The idea of women in combat gets power from the fact that the arguments against it, even when they are based on such obviously relevant considerations as restoring the meritocracy and ensuring...
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www.sba.oakland.edu/faculty/schwartz/POVdr2p1.htm
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Air Force positions closed or restricted are Combat Control, Special Operations Forces, Rotary Aircraft, TAC Pararescue, and Weather assignments with infantry or Special Forces. All Coast Guard occupations and assignments are open to women.
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userpages.aug.com/captbarb/combat.html
userpages.aug.com/captbarb/combat.html
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Korb, Lawrence and Maginnis Robert L. Should Men and Women Train and Go Into Combat Together? Retired Officer 53:40-45 Oct '97. Present pro (Korb) and con (Maginnis) arguments.
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www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/women/womcom.htm
www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/women/womcom.htm
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A second question is to what extent women should continue to be excluded from some combat positions by policy. Women are not assigned to certain jobs including many that form the core of defense in actual battle, such as the infantry.
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www.fas.org/man/crs/92-008.htm
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McNeil, Donald G., Jr. Should Women Be Sent Into Combat? The New York Times, July 21, 1991, page E3. A summary of the arguments for against allowing women to serve in combat positions. It includes the statistic that, even with pregnancy leave, enlisted women spend less time off work than enlisted ... Document Not in Database...
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citeseer.ist.psu.edu/context/421455/0
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