Military Training: Affirmative Action for Female Combat Soldiers?

Senior military personnel are considering giving women different military training than men, The Washington Times reports. 

The effort was proposed by Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Niki Tsongas at a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing because so far, she says training systems do not “maximize the success of women.”

Though the armed services have promised that combat standards will be the same regardless of gender, senior officers are considering initially separate training systems. 

Army Lt. Gen. Howard Bromberg, serving as deputy chief of staff for personnel, considers separate training programs to be more about considering all soldiers as individuals, citing a need to explore how the training process works.

“We’re not looking at it just for the integration of women,” Bromberg said. “We’re looking at it for the total soldier, because just as you have a 110-pound male who may lack some type of physiological capability or physical capability, he or she may both need to be trained differently. We’re trying to expand our understanding of how we train.”

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Is this a case of, We had to pass the Bill before we know what's in it?

Why weren't these problems addressed "BEFORE" allowing females into combat? If they have to be trained separatly, that means TWO SETS OF STANDARDS. Let's be realistic. Those standards will no doubt be 'less physical' for the woman and THAT'S NOT RIGHT...PERIOD! Either you're fully combat ready or you're not.

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