The study concludes that the ten females all had similar experiences based around the themes of leadership development, acceptance, and being approachable/having emotional intelligence. For example, in order to obtain research of first-hand experiences, a study was conducted in June 2021 on ten female officers and non-commissioned officers serving in combat arms branches within the Army, Army Reserves, and Army National Guard. In fact, according to the first female four-star general, Ann Dunwoody, "if a woman can meet the same standards required for her male counterparts, there is no reason why she should not be able to do the job."įurthermore, the Army is continuing to research and pursue gender equality and gender integration. Despite the physical struggles female Soldiers face within combat arm environments, as long as females are meeting the standard and are physically fit enough to perform their tasks well, the Army has grown to accept females in combat arms branches. It is also true that rucking or marching with a minimum of 35 pounds of military equipment, is also more challenging for women because of their smaller percentage of lower body strength in comparison to men. It is true, combat duties like scaling a wall or loading heavy artillery rounds are more difficult for women because of the 40-60% contrast in upper body strength between the two genders. One reason the branches were only offered to men is because of the psychological differences between men and women. Since the creation of the Army, June 14, 1775, until January 2016, these branches were not open to female Soldiers.
For the United States Army, combat arms branches include Infantry, Air Defense Artillery, Armor, Aviation, Corps of Engineers, Field Artillery, and Special Forces. In January 2016, Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement to lift the ban on females serving in combat arms units became a reality.
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