NPR: women in the military https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=538366077 women in the military en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:11:20 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: women in the military https://www.npr.org/tags/538366077/women-in-the-military Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68 In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:21:56 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131340465/ash-carter-dies-obama-defense-secretary-women-combat-jobs-transgender-ban https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131340465/ash-carter-dies-obama-defense-secretary-women-combat-jobs-transgender-ban In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

]]> The Associated Press FBI Investigating Reported Assault of Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Evacuees The service member said male evacuees staying at the Doña Ana County Range Complex in New Mexico assaulted her, according to local reports. Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:21:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040704546/fort-bliss-assault-female-service-member-afghan-evacuees-fbi https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040704546/fort-bliss-assault-female-service-member-afghan-evacuees-fbi

The service member said male evacuees staying at the Doña Ana County Range Complex in New Mexico assaulted her, according to local reports.

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]]> Deepa Shivaram The Navy Gets Its First Female SEAL Candidate Along with the SEAL officer candidate, another woman is up for an elite job as a special boat operator, some 18 months after the Pentagon opened front-line combat jobs to women. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/20/538338758/the-navy-gets-its-first-female-seal-candidate https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/20/538338758/the-navy-gets-its-first-female-seal-candidate

Along with the SEAL officer candidate, another woman is up for an elite job as a special boat operator, some 18 months after the Pentagon opened front-line combat jobs to women.

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