Nbadan
12-13-2004, 03:07 PM
Internal Army documents advocate changing Pentagon rules on mixed-sex units in a way that critics say will risk placing female soldiers in ground-combat situations.
The Nov. 29 briefing to senior Army officers at the Pentagon, presented as part of the service's sweeping transformation of its 10 war-fighting divisions, advocates scrapping the military's ban on collocation — the deployment of mixed-sex noncombat units alongside all-male combat brigades.
The briefing contained the phrase: "The way ahead: rewrite/eliminate the Army collocation policy."
To some in the Army, the confidential briefing proves that the service is moving toward a decision to put women within direct combat units, despite statements denying such plans, including a Nov. 3 Capitol Hill briefing for senior congressional staff members by Army and Pentagon officials.
Washington Times (http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041213-124619-5345r.htm)
Blame liberals and Feminists, right? Actually, this is just acknowlegement of written policy that has been a reality for women for a long time. We need all the warm bodies we can muster up in Iraq.
The Nov. 29 briefing to senior Army officers at the Pentagon, presented as part of the service's sweeping transformation of its 10 war-fighting divisions, advocates scrapping the military's ban on collocation — the deployment of mixed-sex noncombat units alongside all-male combat brigades.
The briefing contained the phrase: "The way ahead: rewrite/eliminate the Army collocation policy."
To some in the Army, the confidential briefing proves that the service is moving toward a decision to put women within direct combat units, despite statements denying such plans, including a Nov. 3 Capitol Hill briefing for senior congressional staff members by Army and Pentagon officials.
Washington Times (http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041213-124619-5345r.htm)
Blame liberals and Feminists, right? Actually, this is just acknowlegement of written policy that has been a reality for women for a long time. We need all the warm bodies we can muster up in Iraq.