The US Marine Corps reported this week results of a lengthy experiment studying women during combat skills tests found . The study that all-male units performed better than mixed-gender ones in most tactical areas and that women suffered more injuries than men.
One measure showed that the musculoskeletal injury rate for women was 40.5%, compared with 18.8% for men.
The report, however, drew swift criticism from leaders who support opening military combat roles to women. On Friday, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, the civilian head of the Navy and Marine Corps, told National Public Radio that the Marines had used flawed methodology in designing the study and exhibited prejudicial thinking about certain results from the testing.
Check out an LA Times article here describing the study and comments in greater detail.
The DoD has mandated that on January 1, 2016 all military jobs will be open to females. The Air Force already has opened all billets to women, with the remaining services required to follow suit by 01 Jan 16.
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