Ash Carter: All Military Occupations Open To Women

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News:

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that beginning in January, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception.

• RELATED STORY: Lisa Jaster Becomes Third Female To Graduate From Ranger School

For the first time in U.S. military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, the secretary said women will be able to contribute to the Defense Department mission with no barriers at all in their way.

“They’ll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry Soldiers into combat,” Carter added. “They’ll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers, and everything else that was previously open only to men.”

HARNESSING WOMEN’S SKILLS

Even more importantly, he said, the military services will be better able to harness the skills and perspectives that talented women have to offer.

Despite real progress in recent decades and lately, opening more than 111,000 positions to women across the services, Carter said that about 10 percent of military positions – nearly 220,000 total – have remained closed to women.

These included infantry, armor, reconnaissance, and some special operations units, the secretary said.

Over the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life