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A graduation ceremony is being held today at the Marine Corps\u2019 School of Infantry in Camp Geiger, N.C. for three enlisted women who are the first to complete<\/a> the corps so-called \u201cgrunt\u201d course. In January, the Pentagon lifted a longstanding ban<\/a> on women in combat roles, and the performance of female service members in settings like the Marine Corps course is part of a still-ongoing evaluation about whether to integrate them into infantry units.<\/p>\n\n

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Pfcs. Katie Gorz, Julia Carroll, Christina Fuentes Montenegro have become the first entry-level enlisted women to complete the Marine Corps’ infantry training. (Credit: U. S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Tyler L. Main and CWO2 Paul S. Mancuso)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n

A Pew Research Center poll<\/a> conducted shortly after the lifting of the combat ban found broad public support for the action. Two-thirds of Americans supported allowing women in the military to serve in ground units that engage in close combat, while just 26% were opposed.<\/p>\n\n

Most Americans (58%) said that the policy shift would improve opportunities for women in the military.<\/p>\n\n

While the debate over women in combat has centered in part on how it would affect military effectiveness, only 15% of those surveyed believed it would make it worse. About half (49%) said including women in combat units would not make a difference to military effectiveness, and 29% said it would improve effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n

Democrats and Republicans had differing views on the question of military effectiveness. Far more Democrats say the change will improve military effectiveness (38%) than worsen it (7%); 52% say it will not make much difference. By contrast, more Republicans say women in combat roles will have a negative effect on military effectiveness (29%) than make it better (20%); 41% say things will not be much different.<\/p>\n\n

Among households where someone has served in the military, 44% said the inclusion of women in combat rolls would not make a difference to effectiveness. About a quarter (26%) said it would improve effectiveness while 22% said it would make it worse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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