Odierno: Army ‘Moving Toward’ Opening Combat Arms to Women

Odierno: Army ‘Moving Toward’ Opening Combat Arms to Women

By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 – Army leaders are asking whether — and how — to open infantry and armor ranks to women, the service’s senior soldier said today.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno addresses the press about future changes in the Army’s structure and size, including the expansion of women’s roles in combat forces, at the Pentagon, May 16, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett Related Entries Air Force to Pursue Opening Remaining Combat Positions to Women Odierno: Sequestration Would Impact Army Readiness Army Wants to Change to Keep Soldiers ‘Excited’ About Service Odierno Visits Soldiers in Afghanistan Recent Entries The Human Gut Chip “HuGChip”, an Explorative Phylogenetic Microarray for Determining Gut Microbiome Diversity at Family Level Primary Cilia: The Chemical Antenna Regulating Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Osteogenesis A Texture Based Pattern Recognition Approach to Distinguish Melanoma from Non-Melanoma Cells in Histopathological Tissue Microarray Sections Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS): A Novel, Efficient and Cost-Effective Genotyping Method for Cattle Using Next-Generation Sequencing Using High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging Data to Discriminate Cortical Regions Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve