| ID | 116115 |
| Title Proper | Let women fight |
| Other Title Information | ending the U.S. military's female combat ban |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | MacKenzie, Megan H |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it would lift the ban on women in combat. This landmark decision reverses the 1994 "direct ground combat rule," which held that "women shall be excluded from assignment to units below the brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground." |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 91, No.6; Nov-Dec 2012: p.32-42 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 91, No.6; Nov-Dec 2012: p.32-42 |
| Key Words | United States ; Women ; Combat ; Counterinsurgency Warfare |