Considerations for Integrating Women into Closed Occupations in the U.S. Special Operations Forces
ISBN: 9780833093462
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / RAND Corporation
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: History ; Management & Organizational Behavior ; Sociology ; Political Science;

Integrating women into special operations forces poses potential challenges for unit cohesion. The integration of women raises issues of effectiveness, in terms of physical standards and ensuring the readiness, cohesion, and morale essential to high-performing teams. This report assesses those challenges and provides analytical support for validating occupational standards for positions controlled by U.S. Special Operations Command.


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