Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women who have served in combat arms jobs say a new Pentagon review of their "effectiveness" is the latest example of doubts ...

Ten years ago, amid sometimes bitter debate, the first women began the Army's notoriously hard Ranger infantry training program. The same year, combat jobs across the military were opened to female ...

Spc. Jess Wolmuth from the Nevada Army National Guard gets ready to hurl a practice grenade during the afternoon training session. Courtesy Army National Guard The job of a Cavalry Scout is to operate ...

The Army has announced that it will set tougher physical standards. The changes are expected to especially impact women in combat roles. This comes almost a decade after those jobs were opened to ...