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Pages in category "All-female military units and formations" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The United States established the Army Nurse Corps as a permanent part of the Army in 1901; the Corps was all-female until 1955. [130] [131] During World War I, 21,498 U.S. Army nurses (American military nurses were all women then) served in military hospitals in the United States and overseas. Many of these women were positioned near to ...
Studies and tests of the combat performance of female and male units conducted in Norway, Germany and 8 other EU countries, during the period of 2011 to 2015, show that female units performance is almost equal to that of men, as all-female and mixed (female and male) units showed almost the same results as all-male units, without any ...
In 2016, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter opened all military occupations to women, without exception. This opened up roughly 10% of all military jobs that had previously been closed to women, including positions in infantry, armor, reconnaissance, and some special operations units. [93] Women have been injured, killed, and awarded high honors.
Members of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death with their commander Maria Bochkareva (far right) in 1917. Women's Battalions (Russia) were all-female combat units formed after the February Revolution by the Russian Provisional Government, in a last-ditch effort to inspire the mass of war-weary soldiers to continue fighting in World War I.
All-female military units and formations (5 C, 69 P) V. Vivandières (1 C) W. Women military writers (29 P) Pages in category "Women in the military"
The Army will allow all female soldiers and noncommissioned officers to apply for artillery and armored units and air defense forces in a bid to lower the gender barrier. The Navy is set to allow female soldiers except in four special forces units, including the Underwater Demolition Team, Underwater Demolition Unit, Ship Salvage Unit and ...
Fictional female military personnel (3 C, 5 P) A. Women air force personnel (4 C, 16 P) Women military aviators (5 C, 44 P) C. Female wartime cross-dressers (4 C, 100 ...