Directive opens 4,100 special ops positions to women

A directive signed by Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Feb. 25, opened more than 4,100 positions to women in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC.

Directive 2015-08 opened positions in the U.S. Army Special Forces Command, National Guard airborne battalions and tactical psychological teams. Although recent news has focused on female Soldiers attending the pre-Ranger course, USASOC officials said the directive is significant because it opens unit positions in direct operational roles.

"In the aggregate, there have been approximately 5,000 positions opened within the command since 2013," according to a USASOC statement.

 http://www.army.mil/article/144515/Directive_opens_4_100_special_ops_positions_to_women/

 By David Vergun