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8. Are we heading back to the 1990s?

Reply to AZProgressive (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:36 AM

Jan 6

I remember when Navy had GURLs (general unrestricted line officers) (the vast majority of them female), and they were mostly penned up on shore, then eventually allowed onto auxillary ships and finally (about 1993) a few were permitted into combat roles. Many others were faced with involuntary separations during force drawdowns (along with the enlisted who were denied reenlistment), and many took VSI/SSB payments on their way out.

Is such an end result possible for current servicewomen? I hope not.

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