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News results for Women in the Military
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There are approximately 32,000 women in the U.S. military, comprising about 13 percent of the total U.S. Armed Forces (Defense Almanac 1995). In 1970, only 1.4 percent of the total military was comprised of women, a number that more than tripled to 4.6 percent in 1975, nearly doubled to 8.3 in 1980, rose to 10 in 1985,
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Women in the military - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Action Alert: Repeal Ban on Abortion Services to Military Women (9/04) ... Military Women Prevented from Having Abortions Overseas (7/03) ... Congress Endangers Military Women's Health With Ban (5/03)
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A history of women in the military from the Revolutionary War to present day. Information about sexual harassment issues, current women veterans issues, and extensive information for military women, past and present. ... President Clinton signed the military bill ending combat exclusion for women on combatant ships.
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The following figures offer more detail on women's service in the U.S. military. All of the numbers are approximations: ... 11,000 women are serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. ... 119,000 women have served in and around Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11.
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