Women were formally integrated into ground combat units in 2015, but now, more than a decade later, the Pentagon has recently started a review of the performance of thousands of women serving in ground combat units -- a step that comes amid Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's long-expressed skepticism about their inclusion in such units. About 4,500 women now serve in ground combat positions across the Army and Marine Corps, including in infantry, armor and artillery units -- as well as roughly 10 in the Army's Special Forces. "We're 10 years down the road, most men in combat arms have served with women in combat arms and they know they meet the standard," Kris Fuhr, a former Army official who was key in overseeing gender integration into Army combat units, told ABC News.
Author: Steven Beynon
Published at: 2026-01-12 22:28:06
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