Army Opening 19 Military Occupational Specialties To Women

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Army News Service:

A total of 19 military occupational specialties, or MOSs, in the Army will open to women beginning early next year.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Dec. 3 that women who qualify will be able to serve in any job, anywhere in the military. He directed the Army and other services to provide an implementation plan by Jan. 1.

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More than 125,000 positions will potentially open for women in the Army’s conventional forces, and more than 13,000 positions will potentially open in U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC.

Inside the conventional forces, the following MOSs will open:

— 11A, infantry officer, 6,296 positions
— 11B, infantryman, 75,115 positions
— 11C, indirect fire infantryman, 7,840 positions
— 11Z, infantry senior sergeant, 2,194 positions
— 13F, fire support specialist, 8,957 positions
— 19A, general armor officer, 403 positions
— 19B, armor officer, 663 positions
— 19C, cavalry officer, 1,165 positions
— 19D, cavalry scout, 15,028 positions
— 19K, M1 armor crewman, 6,828 positions
— 19Z, armor senior sergeant, 829 positions

Inside USASOC, 13,482 positions will open in the following MOSs:

— 18A, Special Forces officer
— 180A, Special Forces warrant officer
— 18B, Special Forces weapons sergeant
— 18C, Special Forces …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life