Army Considering Women For Cannon Military Occupational Specialties
The following is a release from David Vergun and the U.S. Army:
Army leadership has recommended that field artillery military occupational specialties, or MOSs, 13B (cannon crewmember) and 13D (automated tactical data systems specialist) be open to women, the Army’s chief of field artillery said.
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“We are waiting on a Department of the Army decision in reference to Field Artillery MOS 13F [fire support specialist], which is specifically tied to the Infantry Career Management Field [CMF] 11 and Armor CMF 19, which currently remain closed,” said Brig. Gen. William A. Turner, chief of field artillery and commandant of the U.S. Army Field Artillery School on Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The Army’s chief of staff recently stated that the Army will not ask for a waiver to keep cannon MOSs closed to female Soldiers, said Lt. Col. Donald S. Potoczny, branch chief, Field Artillery Enlisted at Human Resources Command on Fort Knox, Kentucky.
“This continues the effort of the field artillery branch toward full gender integration,” Potoczny said.
Last year, all operational assignments were opened for female FA officers, he said. “In short time, women have served in every possible assignment including as …read more
Source:: Tactical Life
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