Marine Corps Study on Women in Combat 'Flawed' and Incomplete
Last month, the Marine Corps released a year-long study that tested women’s readiness to serve in combat units. At the time of the study’s release, NPR called the results “stark,” adding that the “all-male units outperformed mixed-gender units across the board.” That study came months before January 1 deadline to integrate the military by opening all jobs to women. The then Commandant of the Marine Corps, Joseph Dunford, reportedly weighed the study as he prepared “to make a crucial decision regarding the integration of female troops into closed combat roles.” According to reports, Dunford made his decision prior to being promoted to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September.