women in infantry

Alaska’s first female infantryman has advice for other would-be grunts: ‘YOLO’

"If that’s what you really want to do, all you have to do is work hard, work out, be mentally...

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Mattis Defends His Vague Assessment Of Women In Infantry Roles

Barely a day after declaring during a visit to the Virginia Military Institute that “the jury is out” on the effectiveness of...

Mattis Can’t Say If Having Women In The Infantry Will Work Or Not

“Clearly, the jury is out” on whether having women serve in Marine Corps and Army infantry units makes the U.S....

The First Woman To Graduate Ranger School Is About To Join The Infantry

Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to successfully complete the U.S. Army’s famed Ranger School, is set to...

Is This America’s First Infantrywoman?

On April 8, 25-year-old Robeline, Louisiana native Tammy Barnett took the oath of enlistment. In doing so, she made history...

What’s The Business Case For Integrating Women Into Combat Arms Units?

This year may be banner year for women in the military. Women have now graduated from the Army’s famed Ranger...

6 Women Who Fought In Direct Combat In Iraq And Afghanistan

The 2016 deadline set by the Pentagon for top military leaders to review gender restrictions on combat roles is quickly...

Why Is The Marine Corps Gazette Undermining The Corps On Women In Combat?

About 18 months ago, I submitted an article to the Marine Corps Gazette about integrating women into the combat arms....

What Is The Infantry Part III: The Big Bang Theory

Author’s Note: As with Part I and Part II, this has been edited from the original. To read the longer,...

What Is The Infantry Part I: Black Magic and Voodoo

I wrote the “What is the infantry” series back in those heady days of the summer of 2013, when the...