Review of women in ground close combat roles
4 Jul 2014 12:31 PM
Further steps have been
made to progress the review of women in ground close combat
roles.
In May 2014, the Defence
Secretary announced the launch of a review of the exclusion
of women from ground close combat roles. Yesterday, 3 July, it has been
announced that the review now has its terms of reference.
The review will look at whether
females can serve in ground close combat roles in the Royal Marines General
Service, the infantry, the Royal Armoured Corps, the Household Cavalry and
the RAF Regiment. It also aims to identify the benefits and risks of
changing this policy and to make recommendations.
In its terms of reference, the
Defence Secretary has explained that the review will undertake an assessment of
women’s roles in recent operations as well as conducting an internal
survey to determine the attitudes in the armed forces towards mixed-gender
teams in ground close combat environments.
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