DOD launches review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat roles
Army and Marine Corp leaders will submit data on readiness, training, performance, casualties and command climate of ground combat units and personnel.
By Tanya Noury
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NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
Certain all-volunteer teams of service women working to address obstacles and improve policy were casualties of the Pentagon's war on DEI.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Shutdown causes turmoil for some military families’ food assistance
In the most recent DOD survey of active-duty military spouses, about 7% said they were using WIC benefits and 1% said they were using SNAP.
By Karen Jowers
Hegseth terminates women’s advisory group, slams ‘divisive agenda’
A Sept. 17 memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the “formal disestablishment” of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more
A 75-year-old committee advocating for women in the military will be revived as part of a phased return of 39 DOD groups put on pause earlier this year.
By Hope Hodge Seck