Posted on Feb 8, 2016
Army overhauls regs to make way for women in all jobs
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The opening of all positions in conventional force units to women now means the Army no longer has a separate policy for assigning women soldiers.
In a Jan. 29 directive to field commands, acting Army Secretary Patrick J. Murphy ordered an overhaul of 10 Army regulations governing officer, warrant officer and enlisted soldier assignment procedures.
The long-anticipated action has the practical effect of opening 125,318 additional positions in conventional forces to women, along with a multitude of officer career branches, enlisted career management fields, skill identifiers and functional training opportunities.
The sweeping changes eliminate the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule.
They also respond to a Dec. 3 directive from Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordering the full integration of women in the armed forces.
As a result of the Carter and Murphy directives, the following infantry, field artillery and armor military occupational specialties have been opened to women: 11A (Infantry Officer); 11B (Infantryman); 11C (Indirect Fire Infantryman); 11Z (Infantry Senior Sergeant); 13F (Fire Support Specialist); 19A (Armor, General); 19B (Armor); 19C (Cavalry); 19D (Cavalry Scout); 19K (Armor Crewmember), and 19Z (Armor Senior Sergeant).
In a Jan. 29 directive to field commands, acting Army Secretary Patrick J. Murphy ordered an overhaul of 10 Army regulations governing officer, warrant officer and enlisted soldier assignment procedures.
The long-anticipated action has the practical effect of opening 125,318 additional positions in conventional forces to women, along with a multitude of officer career branches, enlisted career management fields, skill identifiers and functional training opportunities.
The sweeping changes eliminate the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule.
They also respond to a Dec. 3 directive from Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordering the full integration of women in the armed forces.
As a result of the Carter and Murphy directives, the following infantry, field artillery and armor military occupational specialties have been opened to women: 11A (Infantry Officer); 11B (Infantryman); 11C (Indirect Fire Infantryman); 11Z (Infantry Senior Sergeant); 13F (Fire Support Specialist); 19A (Armor, General); 19B (Armor); 19C (Cavalry); 19D (Cavalry Scout); 19K (Armor Crewmember), and 19Z (Armor Senior Sergeant).
Army overhauls regs to make way for women in all jobs
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I'm so over this. Give them the training, give them the tools to succeed and stand back as they do it. I hope it's soon so I can make meme's of the accomplishments women make that men fail at after saying the women wouldn't be able to hack it. I cannot wait to see a male sammichmaker!! It's coming fellas, and for the ladies it's LONG overdue. Let's get it!!!
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The Army has never successfully overhauled all the regulations and made sure they don't conflict with DoD regulatory guidance SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. The same goes for DoD. What usually happens is regulations are targeted for elimination and the proponent agency is charged with coordinating that action. The issue is put on the plate of somebody who knows something but not everything and the issue and all the service and interservice issues associate with it. I saw this happen many times in the 15 years I was associated with HQDA and DoD in the Pentagon.
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CPT Pedro Meza
Sound more like it will be passed on to the Specialist Mafia, while higher ups take credit.
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