Guide to Women in the Military: History, Analysis, Key Issues, Marine Corps Testing, Navy and Women, America's Women Veterans

Six documents provide unique information and insights about the issue of women in the American military services. The documents are: Women and Military Service: A History, Analysis, and Overview of Key Issues - Department of Defense Report to the White House Council on Women and Girls - The Marine Corps PFT: Not Equal, Not Fair - Today's Women and Tomorrow's Navy - America's Women Veterans: Military Service History and VA Benefit Utilization Statistics - Women in Military Service.

Women and Military Service: A History, Analysis, and Overview of Key Issues - CHAPTER 1 - HISTORICAL PATTERNS AND RECENT POLICY SHIFTS * Special Advisory Committees, Task Forces, and Organizational Monitors * Marriage and Family Policy * Numbers * Training * Military Roles * Notes * CHAPTER 2 - ANALYSIS: MAJOR INSTRUMENTS AND PATTERNS OF CHANGE * External Factors * Internal Factors * Notes * CHAPTER 3 - OVERVIEW OF KEY ISSUES: MAJOR PROBLEMS REMAINING * Ten Key Issue Areas * Organizational Monitors * Family Policy * Numbers, Training, and Roles * Combat Exclusion * The Draft * Minority Women * Special Concerns * Images * Conclusions * Epilogue * Notes

Over the past 30 years, women have entered the military in ever-increasing numbers. Ultimately, these women will make the transition from Servicemember to Veteran. In 2009, women comprised 8 percent of the total Veteran population in the United States. By 2035, they are projected to make up 15 percent of all living Veterans. This comprehensive report chronicles the history of women in the military and as Veterans, profiles the characteristics of women Veterans in 2009, illustrates how women Veterans in 2009 utilized some of the major benefits and services offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and discusses the future of women Veterans in relation to VA. The goal of this report is to gain an understanding of who our women Veterans are, how their military service affects their post-military lives, and how they can be better served based on these insights.

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