Growing Number Of Military Women See Combat

This is still photo taken from a U.S. Army recruiting tape especially geared to entice women into the military. USA Today

Report: Growing Number Of Military Women See Combat, Serve In Leadership Roles -- MSNBC

Women in the U.S. military are more likely than ever to see combat, says a study released Thursday.

Though men continue to make up the bulk of the fighting force, the proportion of women in the military is soaring, says the Pew Research study, which also found a greater share of women than men in the military are black and a smaller share of females are married compared to their male counterparts.

Female veterans are also more apt to be critical of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than male veterans, the study found.

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Update: Women in military see combat more often: Study -- New York Daily News

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My Comment: Women are now on the front-line .... these stats should not be surprising.