Implications of the Marine Experiment with Mixed-Sex Formations on Force Size and Cost
Over the past year the USMC has conducted experiments to measure the impact of mixed-sex formations in three dimensions: Combat Effectiveness, Health and Welfare, and Talent Management. This work was done by examining both the ability of male and female Marine volunteers in Infantry, Field Artillery, and Tank and AAV Military Operational Specialties (MOS) to complete training for individual tasks and perform collective tasks appropriate to their MOS.
To examine the ability of Marines to complete individual tasks they sent the volunteers through the usual course of instruction and measured successful completion of the training. The summary of individual completion of training reported was:
⢠Infantry Officer Course graduation rate between May 12 â Apr 15:
Posted by: rammer 2015-09-17 |