Army Times says women are being forced to prove something they already proved. They are right. But that is only half the problem. Army Times argues that female soldiers are pushing back because the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON Female ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit ...

(AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as ...

PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 27: Female Marine recruits stand in formation during pugil stick training in boot camp February 27, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. Female enlisted Marines ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.

The debate over women in combat roles, resolved nearly a decade ago through real-world success, has resurfaced. Revisiting it distracts from critical military priorities like recruitment, ...

I am a Vietnam era veteran, with MP exit rank over 40 years ago, and very proud of my service. Recently, the U.S. government has decided to allow women in combat. This is not something new; women have ...

The bigger picture, as raised by the second question and ignored during the Hegseth hearings, concerns the realities of military recruitment. No one in his—or her—right mind is going to voluntarily ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...