摘要：For a moment, let's forget that Ameri- can women were not allowed to serve in combat units until very recently. In all truth, the nature of the conflicts in both Afghanistan and Iraq has meant that a sol- dier's military occupational specialty is less a predictor of combat experience than it was in previous wars. Combine that with the increas- ing number of women serving in the military and one fact emerges: Female military mem- bers have engaged in, and continue to engage in, combat operations.
