All posts tagged "women in combat"

In Historic First, Women Begin Boot Camp At Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Women Soldiers Take Down Another Wall

EDITORIAL The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Six women at Fort Bragg have earned the Army’s prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge...

All Combat Jobs Will Open To Women

By Jeanette Steele The San Diego Union-Tribune. Taking a historic and controversial step, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced Thursday that...

Capt. Kristen Griest Breaks Barrier, Earns Army Ranger Tab

By Ed Stannard New Haven Register, Conn. ORANGE Army Capt. Kristen Griest is eager to serve in a true combat unit and,...

First Women Graduating From Army Ranger School, But Some Jobs Remain Off-Limits

By W.J. Hennigan Los Angeles Times. WASHINGTON The first two women are set to graduate Friday from the Army’s elite Ranger school,...

Thousands of Positions in 132 Army Jobs Will be Opened to Women

By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Starting in April, female soldiers will be eligible to serve in about 33,000 positions...