Considerations for integrating women into closed occupations in U.S. special operations forces
"The elimination of the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule has opened to women some 15,500 special operations forces (SOF) positions. A RAND study helped to inform that decision and provides insight into the key factors surrounding the integration of women into SOF. The integra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica
RAND Corporation
2016, 2016
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The integration of women and other excluded groups into the U.S. military: the historical experience
- 3. Physical ability and stress response differences between males and females
- 4. Implications for unit cohesion of potential integration of women into SOF units
- 5. The women in SOF survey
- 6. Insights from focus groups
- 7. A framework for establishing gender-neutral standards for SOF
- 8. Observations and implications