YOU DON’T SAY: Army women hurt more often in combat training, experience more mental health issues.
The statistics come from a study conducted by the Army surgeon general last summer in conjunction with a bevy of analyses and experiments to judge women’s suitability for direct ground combat roles. It found, for example, that female soldiers suffer depression at more than double the rate of men and that one of the triggers is exposure to combat.
Still, the study concluded: “There is no medical basis to prohibit any [military occupational specialty] opening to females.”