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Title

Considerations for integrating women into closed occupations in U.S. special operations forces / Thomas S. Szayna, Eric V. Larson, Angela O'Mahony, Sean Robson, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Miriam Matthews, J. Michael Polich, Lynsay Ayer, Derek Eaton, William Marcellino, Lisa Miyashiro, Marek Posard, James Syme, Zev Winkelman, Cameron Wright, Megan Zander-Cotugno, William Welser IV.

Author

Szayna, Thomas S., 1960-

Publication

• Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2016]
• ©2016

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Additional Authors

• Larson, Eric V. (Eric Victor), 1957-
• O'Mahony, Angela
• Robson, Sean
• Schaefer, Agnes Gereben
• Matthews, Miriam (Behavioral scientist)
• Polich, J. Michael
• Ayer, Lynsay
• Eaton, Derek, 1963-
• Marcellino, William
• Miyashiro, Lisa
• Posard, Marek
• Syme, James (James C.)
• Winkelman, Zev
• Wright, S. Cameron
• Zander-Cotugno, Megan
• Welser, William, IV

Description

xv, 234 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

"The elimination of the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule has opened to women some 15,500 special operations forces (SOF) positions. A RAND study helped to inform that decision and provides insight into the key factors surrounding the integration of women into SOF. The integration of women raises issues pertinent to the effectiveness of SOF teams, in terms of physical standards and ensuring readiness, cohesion, and morale. This report assesses potential challenges to the integration of women into SOF for unit cohesion and provides analytical support in validating SOF occupational standards for positions controlled by U.S. Special Operations Command. The report summarizes the history of integration of women into the U.S. armed forces, reviews the current state of knowledge about cohesion in small units, and discusses the application of gender-neutral standards to SOF. The report identifies widely agreed-on professional standards for the validation of physically demanding occupations and assists SOF service components with the application of these standards to SOF occupations. The report also discusses the primary data -- a survey of SOF personnel and a series of focus group discussions -- collected by the research team regarding the potential challenges to the integration of women into SOF. The report then presents recommendations regarding the implementation process of integrating women into SOF"--Back cover.

Series Statement

[Research reports] ; RR-1058-USSOCOM

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1058-USSOCOM.

Subject

• Women in combat > United States
• Special operations (Military science) > United States
• Special forces (Military science) > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234).

Contents

History, challenges, and concerns -- The integration of women and other excluded groups into the U.S. military the historical experience -- Physical ability and stress response differences between men and women -- The potential implications of women's integration on unit cohesion -- The expectations of SOF personnel regarding potentially integrating women into SOF units -- The women in SOF survey -- Insights from the focus groups -- Potential future pathways -- A framework for establishing gender-neutral standards for special operations forces -- Observations and implications.

Call Number

JFF 17-582

ISBN

• 9780833092670
• 0833092677

OCLC

961158887

Author

Szayna, Thomas S., 1960- author.

Title

Considerations for integrating women into closed occupations in U.S. special operations forces / Thomas S. Szayna, Eric V. Larson, Angela O'Mahony, Sean Robson, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Miriam Matthews, J. Michael Polich, Lynsay Ayer, Derek Eaton, William Marcellino, Lisa Miyashiro, Marek Posard, James Syme, Zev Winkelman, Cameron Wright, Megan Zander-Cotugno, William Welser IV.

Publisher

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Research reports] ; RR-1058-USSOCOM

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1058-USSOCOM.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234).

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Added Author

Larson, Eric V. (Eric Victor), 1957- author.

O'Mahony, Angela, author.

Robson, Sean, author.

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben, author.

Matthews, Miriam (Behavioral scientist), author.

Polich, J. Michael, author.

Ayer, Lynsay, author.

Eaton, Derek, 1963- author.

Marcellino, William, author.

Miyashiro, Lisa, author.

Posard, Marek, author.

Syme, James (James C.), author.

Winkelman, Zev, author.

Wright, S. Cameron, author.

Zander-Cotugno, Megan, author.

Welser, William, IV, author.

Research Call Number

JFF 17-582