SOC 371 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Elliot Ackerman
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The real barrier for women marines: elliot ackerman. Colonel germano drove her recruits based on the belief that women would not be taken seriously as marines until they could meet the same performance standards as men. But the real reason for her dismissal is in dispute, with many arguing that the commander ran up against a marine corps that still does not wholeheartedly accept women within its ranks. The incident has forced the issue of gender integration in the military back into public view especially in the marines, the branch that has been most resistant to such change. The real barrier to integration the hyper masculine culture at its heart. The real reason many marines don"t want women in the infantry is that it will forever change that culture. The defense department has mandated that all branches integrate women into combat roles by 2016, or explain why they have not.
