The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for soldiers who fall short, according to the recommendations from a new study ...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Only a small fraction of Army women say they'd like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do say they want a job that takes them right into the ...

The Army announced last week that the Army job of “combat engineer” is now open to female soldiers. Also known as the MOS (military occupational specialty) of 12-Bravo, the combat engineer job can now ...

WASHINGTON — In June of last year, the Army opened combat engineer jobs to female soldiers. Today, women are going through the school housed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and joining units around the ...

The U.S. Army is rolling out a new fitness test that will require female soldiers serving in combat jobs to be rated on the same score chart as their male counterparts, a move that comes after Defense ...

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney. Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter ...

FORT EUSTIS Only a small fraction of Army women say they would like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of ...