Women Closer Than Ever to Landing Some of the Toughest Military Jobs
Today brings not one but two news stories about opportunities opening up for women in the U.S. military.
The Washington Post says that, for the first time, a trio of women have passed the brutal combat endurance test required for admission to the Marine Corps‘ Infantry Officer Course, at Quantico. (It tests how your decision-making holds up under nightmarish physical conditions.) That just means they can start the course, and even if they make it through with flying colors, the jobs themselves are still off-limits for now. But it is an important landmark.