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Band Of Brothers… And Sisters: Developing A Strategy For Integrating Women Into The Combat Rescue Officer Career Field, Samantha R. Bryan
Band Of Brothers… And Sisters: Developing A Strategy For Integrating Women Into The Combat Rescue Officer Career Field, Samantha R. Bryan
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As of 1 January 2016, across the Department of Defense, every combat position was opened to females. Currently, the Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) career field has not had any women attempt the training requirements in order to become fully qualified. To prepare for this integration of women into an all-male career field, leadership needs to understand the current perception of the CROs that are in the field now. This paper presents a foundation for the development of an assimilation strategy, by triangulating the insights from a sample of CROs, historical documents and researcher observations to produce recommendations for success. The …