1月5日VOA聽力：美國軍方清除女性從軍停滯 2015或成為女性從軍年
"As long as they qualify and meet the standards,women will now be able to contribute to our missionin more ways than before.
They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars andlead infantry soldiers into combat.
They'll be able to serve as Army Rangers and GreenBerets, Navy Seals, Marine Corps infantry, Air Forceparajumpers and everything else that was previously only open to men.”
Two soldiers, Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver, became the first women to pass the Army's eliteRanger course back in August.
“You can't really have an off day; you can't be tired. You need to go the extra mile.”
This helped clear the way for the Army's recommendation to allow women in all posts.
"I think probably soon we're going to say, Dang it, why didn't we do this 10 years ago?'
General Ben Hodges, the commander of U.S. Army Europe says he's excited about the futureforce and doesn't worry about the naysayers.
“It'll make us smarter, more effective, and that rather than criticizing, they should be outencouraging great young men and women to want to step forward and serve their country.”
One branch, however, wasn't quite ready to ask women to serve in its infantry.
The Marine Corps provided testing which showed male-only Marine units were faster and morelethal.
When it came to critical thinking, however, the joint male-female units outperformed the maleonly groups.
“So the question that it sets up there is what kind of military do we want?
What kind of Marine Corps do we want?
Is it one that's purely physical or is it one where critical thinking plays a part in an otherwisevery physical demanding job.”
In the end, experts say the decision was not just about fairness, but talent.
“Just because you're a man doesn't necessarily mean that you are qualified for the position tobegin with, and so thinking about it in a broader talent management strategy, you're ensuringthat you're getting the best and that you also have standards for everyone to uphold, whetherthey are a man or a woman.”
And based on the new military rules, ability, not the gender of these troops, will determinetheir fate.
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