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[Stars and Stripes] Mattis told the VMI cadets that he and senior uniformed officials, including Gen. Mark Milley, the Army’s chief of staff, and Gen. Robert Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps, continue to study the issue and hope to have conclusive data soon.
"This is a policy that I inherited, and so far the cadre is so small, we have no data on it," said Mattis, who retired as a four-star Marine general in 2013 before women could serve in such roles. "We're hoping to get data soon. There are a few stalwart young ladies who are charging into this, but they are too few." |