In the past decade, more than 5,000 women have served in combat roles. And the occupation standards for these roles have always been gender neutral by law, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s false insistence that requirements were lowered for women and that there were quotas made for women.
Women have served in combat for a decade. Lawmakers want to protect that right.“As far as I’m concerned, the only person who doesn’t think that women should have the opportunity to serve in these roles is Hegseth,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono, a lead sponsor of a new bill.19thnews.org