The Army assigns women to these specialties anyway. What loads do women have trouble bearing? “Women soldiers are challenged by some field combat duties — carrying five-gallon cans of fuel and ...

The Master Combat Badges are expected to be available at Army and Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES, outlets.

But not in the military, especially in combat units ... "I respect every single female service member that has put on the uniform, past and present," he said at one point, responding under ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

In December of that year, the military announced it was opening combat roles to women, removing the last standing barriers to women servicemembers taking on certain roles. The first women moved ...