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10 December 11, 2015
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All Air Force occupations open to women
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Command Information
WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Ash Carter
announced all occupations in the U.S. military will
be open to men and women alike during a press
conference Dec. 3.
The announcement came after a thorough review
of findings from the last three years of studies, and the
subsequent recommendation of service secretaries
and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“This decision means that we will be able to maxi-
mize our military effectiveness because we’ll be able
to draw from a larger pool of skilled and qualified
individuals,” said Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee
James. “The bottom line is to ensure the force’s future
success based on validated, gender neutral standards.”
According to Carter, within 30 days all currently
closed occupations will be open and available for the
assignment of women or men. The services will begin
implementing their current plans for recruiting, access-
ing and initial training of women in these occupations.
“Our Air Force is more effective when success
is based on ability, qualifications, and mission per-
formance,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark
A. Welsh III. “While not everyone aspires to be a
Battlefield Airman, those who have the desire and are
qualified will be afforded an opportunity to serve in
those specialties in our Air Force. As with any new
policy, implementation will take time and will be
done in a deliberate and responsible manner.”
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Carter said Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work
and Gen. Paul Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, will oversee the decision’s short-term
implementation, ensure there are no unintended con-
sequences to the joint force, and periodically update
Carter and Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Women will be fully integrated into combat roles
deliberately and methodically, Carter said, using seven
guidelines.
Seven guidelines
1. Implementation will be pursued with the objective
of improved force effectiveness.
2. Leaders must assign tasks and jobs throughout the
force based on ability, not gender.
3. Equal opportunity likely will not mean equal
participation by men and women in all specialties, and
there will be no quotas.
4. Studies conducted by the services and U.S. Special
Operations Command indicate that on average there
are physical and other differences between men and
women, and implementation will take this into account.
5. The department will address the fact that some
surveys suggest that some service members, men and
women, will perceive that integration could damage
combat effectiveness.
6. Particularly in the specialties that are newly
open to women, survey data and the judgment of
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AFPC hosts active duty
retirement webinars
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH,
Texas—The Air Force Personnel Center Retirements
and Separations Branch will host two officer and two
enlisted retirement webinars this month to provide
interested Airmen with information and guidance on
the retirement process.
Enlisted retirement webinars will be Dec. 15, 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Officer retirement webinars will be Dec. 17, 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. Central Standard Time. Attendees will be able to
access the webinar sites 30 minutes before each webinar.
Similar webinars in April and October saw high par-
ticipation numbers, according to Tech. Sgt. Winsome
Culley, retirement policy section.
“As Airmen near retirement, many have questions
about the process, requirements, possible active duty
service commitment waivers and more. We want to
provide them with as much information as possible and
will cover information on the most common questions,”
Culley said.
For Airmen who are unable to sit in on the webinars,
slides and a list of questions and answers generated
during the sessions will be posted to myPers a couple
of days after each session.
For more information about Air Force personnel
programs or information on the retirement webinars,
go to the myPers website.