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A female soldier trains on a firing range in Fort Campbell, Ky., in 2012. In a survey, few Army women said they’d like a combat job.
Surveying the Troops Only a small fraction of Army women say they’d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, according to a survey of the service’s nearly 170,000 women. That survey and others across the Army also reveal that soldiers of both genders are nervous about women entering combat jobs but are determined to do it fairly. LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP)
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The History Last year, Pentagon officials signed an order saying women must have the same opportunities as men in combat jobs, and the services have been devising updated physical standards, training, education and other programs for thousands of jobs they must open by Jan. 1, 2016.
The Surveys Last year, the Army emailed surveys to active-duty, reserves and Army National Guard members to gauge soldiers’ views on the move.
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“We have some incredible female talent that we’ve been ignoring for a long time. We’ve got to get it in the right place.” — Gen. Ray Odierno, chief of staff of the Army
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The proportion of Army women — 2,238 of the 30,000 who responded — who said they would want one of the infantry, armor, artillery and combat engineer jobs. Of those, about 30 percent want to be on the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
Other Findings Men are worried about losing their jobs to women; women are worried they will be seen as getting jobs because of their gender and not their qualifications. Both are emphatic that the Army must not lower physical standards to accommodate women.
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