Double Standard: Pentagon Hints at Changes to Allow More Women in Ground Combat
08.06.2013 at 09:56pm
Double Standard: Pentagon Hints at Changes to Allow More Women in Ground Combat by Rowan Scarborough, Washington Times.
Public statements from the Pentagon since it removed the ban on direct ground combat jobs for women signal that the armed services plan to change their physical standards to ensure integration of the sexes, analysts say.
A review of news conferences and congressional testimony shows that the top brass repeatedly use the word “validate” – not necessarily “retain” – when talking about ongoing studies of tasks to qualify for infantry, armored and special operations jobs.
In other words, some physical standards would be lowered for men and women on the argument that certain tasks are outdated or irrelevant…
