{"id":33049,"date":"2012-12-01T16:10:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=33049"},"modified":"2012-12-01T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T20:10:53","slug":"female-soldiers-not-flocking-to-combat-jobs-at-carson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=33049","title":{"rendered":"Female soldiers not flocking to combat jobs at Carson"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Colorado Springs Gazette<\/a> reports that the Army opened up some combat-related jobs and there were few takers. out of the 343 women who were eligible, only 53 elected to take the Army upon it.<\/p>\n

The Fort Carson pilot project allowed women to request a transfer into four jobs previously off-limits to them, including tank, artillery and Bradley Armored Fighting Vehicle maintenance. A fourth job allowed women to be radar operators subject to enemy fire.<\/p>\n

“I think maybe initially, there’s just a general hesitation to jump in with both feet into uncharted territory, which is sort of basic human nature,” said Greg Jacob, policy director at Service Women’s Action Network, a New York-based organization aimed at equal rights for women in the military.<\/p>\n

Opponents of the ban say 238,000 women were barred from positions across the armed forces, blocking them from promotions and other advancements open to men in combat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I’ve always thought that it was all a bunch of hype that women are not happy with their career opportunities in the military. It was just like removing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy – it was more about the acceptance than restrictions. 1-in-5 is actually quite a few females who took this opportunity. Being assigned to an infantry unit, even though you’re a mechanic, is lot different than being in a support battalion, and not attractive to many people, including male mechanics. <\/p>\n

As far as the “blocking them from promotions” argument goes, I had two cadets who were excellent, one woman who went into the Transportation Corps and another man who went into the Engineers. Both received a “5”, the highest grade, in Advanced Camp after their Junior year. They were both commissioned the same year and they both made Lieutenant Colonel in the same year. So I don’t know what these people are talking about. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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