Women and the Audie Murphy Model
08.07.2013 at 11:12pm
Women and the Audie Murphy Model – Armed Forces Journal Op-Ed by Col. Ellen Haring.
… Detractors of allowing women into combat specialties generally fall back on the argument that women’s relative size and strength makes them poor candidates for combat arms. They argue that the small percentages of “one off” women who could actually meet the existing physical requirements don’t make it “worth it” to allow them to serve in combat branches. But these arguments ignore deeper questions. What makes a competent infantryman? Is it size and strength or is it something less tangible but more important? …
