DefenceTalkKuwaiti women are angry after the military, having allowed female soldiers in combat roles, decided they need the permission of a male guardian and banned them from carrying weapons. Activists have decried the policy as “one step forward, two steps back” after the defence ministry also decided that women in the armed forces, unlike civilians, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-army-allows-women-in-combat-roles-but-without-guns-77974/

DefenceTalkThe US military will inevitably have to lower its physical requirements so more women can fill infantry and commando roles, a top general said Friday. The comments from John Kelly, a four-star Marine general who is retiring from the head of the military’s Southern Command, came just over a month after Defense Secretary Ashton Carter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-general-fears-military-will-lower-standards-for-women-66323/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force released details of the service’s plan to fully integrate women into previously closed career fields June 18. The implementation plan was recently submitted to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for review. More than 99 percent of Air Force positions are currently already open to female Airmen. In fact, 2013 marks the twentieth […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-sets-plan-to-integrate-women-in-combat-jobs-by-2016-48168/