Hegseth has expressed skepticism about women's inclusion in some combat units.

Some women say they suspect the review has been launched merely to buttress a predetermined conclusion: that they do not belong in the infantry.

Women have repeatedly met the same combat standards as men in schools and selections, so the real debate is no longer about ...

As it turns out, women are highly effective in combat. Khris Fuhr, a West Point graduate who worked on gender integration at ...

The move isn’t surprising considering that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, when he was a Fox News host, said, “We should not have women in combat roles.” ...

The U.S. Military marks a milestone this month: January 1, 2016 – ten years ago – was the official deadline for the U.S. Military to fully integrate women into all combat roles. In fact, though, women ...

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney. Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter ...

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 ...

When I heard Leon Panetta’s announcement about lifting the combat restrictions on women in the military, I immediately thought of former Army National Guard Sergeant Paigh Bumgarner. Bumgarner had ...

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, to ensure what it calls the military “effectiveness” of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry, ...