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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees

The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades.

Dizzying New Harrassment Policies that allow commanders to retaliate against victims

Here's what you need to know with the Pentagon's new MEO policies.

Don't Hold Your Breath, Shipmates

Who gets to wear stars, who gets to stay

The military’s request for ‘creative’ ideas in Iran is an admission of failure

The floundering about for help directly reflects the Trump administration’s desperate hunt for an off-ramp to its unsuccessful war of choice.

Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints

Soldiers will only be able to make “confidential” reports and the Army will aim for more mediation and facilitation instead of full-blown investigations.

Pentagon weighs line-item review of all curriculum at academies

Draft memo would eliminate civilian tenure as well

Am I irritable, or is most of the mil/vet news irritating this week?

Casualty counts, WARRIOR Act, and other updates

Senate Democrats Introduce the WARRIOR Act

Women have served in combat for a decade. Lawmakers want to protect that right.

Pete Hegseth, You Call That a Pull-Up?

Military fitness experts say the secretary of defense fails on form.

The Woman Who Helped Safeguard America’s Nuclear Deterrent

Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser became the first woman to command Twentieth Air Force.

Hegseth Ordered a New Study of Women in Combat. Critics Say It’s Built to Reach One Conclusion

The researcher leading the assessment also led a controversial 2015 Marine Corps study that the defense secretary has used to argue women should not serve in combat roles.

Women in Combat

In 2013, military leaders rescinded the combat exclusion policy. Today, this hard-won progress is at risk.

A Purge By Any Other Name

Women and Black officers are removed from leadership opportunities at an alarming rate

More women, Democratic veterans running for Congress this year

With Honor researchers identified 95 women with military backgrounds who are running for House and Senate seats this year, up from 40 in 2024.

Out of the 22 Navy officers just promoted to admiral, none were women

Navy promotion list is almost all white men

22 Names. All Men. How did we get there?

Navy's new promotion list for Admirals

Special operators need to be ‘lethal but also technically fluent,’ commander says

U.S. Special Operations Command leaders emphasized that tomorrow’s special operators must be both combat-effective and technologically fluent.

How many times are we going to study women in combat to find the same results?

Can someone tell Pete Hegseth about the Department of War's First Study of Women in Combat from 1943?

MG (ret) Jami Shawley on the purge of women leaders

Teaser is at https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXwevvJRPBh/

Task & Purpose: Top enlisted leaders say they see no issue with women in combat arms meeting standards

The remarks were in response to a question posed at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday about a recently ordered Pentagon review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat jobs.

The 19th*: Women combat veterans want Pete Hegseth to know that they already passed the test

Quotas and different standards are already illegal, and past reviews have actually shown benefits to women being fully integrated into combat roles. But Hegseth continues to imply that the military has valued inclusion over efficacy — even though the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.

Fulcrum: Veterans Are Defending the Constitution against a New Enemy: The Secretary of War

When Admirals lectured us on judgment and ethics, I could detect the checks and balances in the subtext of their speeches and felt reassured. This is not the message the Secretary of War is sending today. Hegseth’s subtext says something more like: shut up and don’t you dare challenge us. -- Julie Roland, Naval Officer

The Bulwark: Having Women in Combat Is Still Controversial—But Shouldn’t Be

These are not “DEI hires,” nor are they the results of actions by “woke generals and DOD officials”...These are immensely talented young people who are driven to contribute to our national security. They just happen to be women.

MilTimes: Female troops bristle at Pentagon's review of combat roles

“The only reason to conduct a new study is if you want a different outcome and you’re prepared to skew whatever answers you get to achieve that outcome” - Sue Fulton

ABC: Pentagon reviewing effectiveness of women in combat roles more than a decade after integration

"We're 10 years down the road, most men in combat arms have served with women in combat arms and they know they meet the standard…this is his attempt to solve a problem that doesn't exist.” - Kris Fuhr

Task & Purpose: Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their ‘effectiveness’ every day

New Pentagon review will only duplicate studies of the last decade that confirmed women meet "objective" and “qualitative” standards

WRBL: Secretary Hegseth’s study of women in military combat roles draws concern from one advocate

"He’s creating a study which will be biased...And it’s because he has a solution in search of a problem." - Kris Fuhr

NPR: Pentagon, under Hegseth, to review role of women in ground combat units

The Army gathered extensive data on the impact of integrating women into combat arms back in between 2019 and 2023. During this period, the Army concluded there was no evidence of any degradation in unit readiness or effectiveness due to the presence of women.

CNN: Woman Naval CDR Ousted

"She was the best man for the job": Hegseth's policies forcing qualified women out of the military

The Atlantic: Holy Warrior

Pete Hegseth is bringing his fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity into the Pentagon.

Andrea Goldstein: My Thoughts on Pete Hegseth's Speech About Standards

Work harder, suck less. On leading the military with feelings, not facts.

Andrea Goldstein: The Army Wages War on Lipstick

Can we shoot the word "faddish" into the sun?

Task & Purpose: Air Force rolls out age- and sex-neutral fitness test for EOD techs

All Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, troops will be held to a new, four-event physical fitness test in August with gender-neutral scoring.

The Atlantic: The Backdoor Way That Pete Hegseth Could Keep Women Out of Combat

Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.

Task & Purpose: Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases

New rules will send misconduct complaints to a “credibility assessment” before a full investigation is launched, and removes negative flags from personnel records during investigations.

Real Clear Defense: Hegseth is Wrong about Women in Warfighting

Female soldiers have been vital to counterterrorism and defense operations worldwide—Hegseth’s decision ignores hard-won lessons from the battlefield.

WiSCI: Veterans for Military Women Press Conference

Veterans for Military Women Press Conference
House Triangle, US Capitol, 12pm-1pm, June 5, 2025