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Soldier 2020

2 March 2016Slide2

Action: Discuss the Army’s cultural and institutional risk factors in the Gender Integration Study (GIS) associated with full integration of women into the Armed Forces

.Condition: As a member of a small discussion group or through Interactive Multimedia Instruction and drawing on past training, education, personal experience, and individual learning while faced with ambiguous, ill-structured problems characteristic of the operational environment

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Standard: Discussion includes:Background to integrationSoldier 2020 missionPolicy changesComponents (OPAT/HPDT)Risk factorsMitigation strategiesBarriers to successful integrationWay forward (GIS)End state

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Soldier 2020 is about a standards-based Army. The mission is to match the right Soldiers - regardless of whether they are men or women - to jobs that best correspond to their abilities. This makes for a stronger Army and allows all Soldiers to best reach their full potential.”

Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command20133Soldier 2020Final BriefingSlide4

BackgroundInitiative began?...and affected what branches?

Soldier 2020 Missionto match the right Soldiers - regardless of whether they are men or women - to jobs that best correspond to their abilities. This makes for a stronger Army and allows all Soldiers to best reach their full potential.Policy changes

OPAT - The Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) is a series of physical

performance tests used to assess a Soldier’s physical capabilities. The OPAT provides a measure of upper and lower body muscular strength and endurance, power output, and aerobic capacity. The OPAT standards are not adjusted for age and physiological differences between the sexes. The OPAT is made up of four events designed to help determine whether or not a male or female recruit has the physical aptitude to perform demanding tasks in combat arms occupations. The OPAT performance tests include the standing long jump, medicine ball put, dumbbell squat and the beep test, all completed on the same day. Soldiers should be wearing a PT Uniform for all events. Implement NLT 1 APR 16 TRADOC OPLAN 16-003.HPDT – consists

of a series of physically demanding tasks associated w/the branch and/or MOS. Branch

schools have the task to ensure that the most demanding tasks are being training and tested in OSUT,

AIT

and BOLC NLT 1 APR.

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Final BriefingSlide5

Near (2015)

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GIS Findings

Risk Identification and Mitigation Final Briefing

Risk

Extreme

High

Moderate

Low

Factor

Risk

Initial

Final

Physical Standards

SH

SA

Pregnancy

Field environmentReclassificationFraternizationProfessional Stds of conductPhysicalproximity

Reduction

Minor

Major

Force

2015

Mid (2016-2020)

Far (2020

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Force 2025B

Standards & Policy

Leader Development

Time

To address integration risk factors in the

Near

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Mid, and Far, Army leaders must mitigate the risk of each factor with prioritization on Standards & Policy, Leadership and Time.

Factor RiskInitial FinalDifferences in leadership stylesCombat arms unit cultureStereotypes about womenTokenismRole models

Factor

Risk

Initial

FinalConsensual sexMen as protectorsSpouse concerns

Risk assessed by ~400 MSG/SGMs and command teams in 4 BCTs

Initial

– Risk if the Army integrates and takes no action.

Final – Risk if the Army executes GIS recommendations.

The identified factors are not mutually exclusive – they are

inter-related

. Addressing a factor now has downstream implication for other factors.Slide6

Physical standards – Develop MOS-specific physical standards.Pregnancy – Educate currently closed MOSs about Army pregnancy policy.

SH/SA – Leader involvement and command emphasis. Assign women together at the company level in previously closed units. Plan and resource physical security control in barracks, offices, common areas. (Areas received the highest concern to MCR.)Combat Arms Culture – Establish, communicate, and enforce boundaries of what is and is not acceptable language and behavior. Plan and resource a long-term leader development initiative that focuses on team building.

Field Environment – Disseminate regs./policies on personal hygiene and leverage best practices from currently integrated units.

Fraternization – Educate/enforce Army fraternization policy, plan/resource physical security controls, increase NCO oversight of barracks.Consensual Sex - Educate/enforce Army frat policy, plan/resource controlsMitigation Strategies (Major Factors)Slide7

Stereotypes about Women – Assign men/women together to heighten awareness in order to mitigate the effect, educate commanders in closed units on specific policies related to women

i.e., prior to arrival.Differences in Leadership Style – Continue to open

combat-oriented

schools (Sapper Leader Course, Ranger School) IOT expose all to leadership stylesMen as protectors – Train men/women together; ensure leaders assign duties and responsibilities consistently/equally to soldiers to avoid segregation.Reclassification – counsel candidates, allow only volunteers, access only those soldiers who meet MOS-specific physical standards.Mitigation Strategies (Major Factors – cont)Slide8

Spousal Concerns – Leaders should continue to use current Army programs to help strengthen unit families and reduce impacts.

Tokenism – Leader awareness and education are key.Roles Models – Unit leaders should strive at a minimum to serve as role models while actively pursuing mentorship opportunities w/junior Soldiers.Physical Proximity – Leaders must acknowledge and set the conditions for professional conduct in close quarters.

Professional Standards of Conduct – Leaders must emphasis appropriate conduct and the professional military ethic.

Mitigation Strategies (Minor Factors)Slide9

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GIS barriers to successful integration

Final Briefing

Inconsistent enforcement of existing standards and perceptions of double-standards.(Contributing Factors: Physical Standards, Combat Arms Unit Culture, Field Environment, Stereotypes About Women, Fraternization, Professional Standards of Conduct.) Incidents of unprofessional behavior and indiscipline.(Contributing Factors: Sexual Harassment, Combat Arms Unit Culture, Consensual Sex, Sexual Assault, Fraternization, Role Models, Professional Standards of Conduct.)

Fear of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

(Contributing

Factors: Sexual Harassment, Combat Arms Unit Culture, Consensual Sex, Sexual Assault, Fraternization, Spousal Concerns, Professional Standards of Conduct

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Cultural stereotypes.

(Contributing

Factors: Pregnancy, Physical Standards, Combat Arms Unit Culture, Field Environment, Stereotypes About Women, Fraternization, Differences in Leadership Style, Men as Protectors

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Ignorance of Army policy.

(Contributing

Factors: Pregnancy, Physical Standards, Field Environment, Fraternization,

Reclassification

, Physical Proximity.) Slide10

GIS Recommendations (Way forward)

Prioritization of Effort

Based on historical lessons-learned and GIS findings, these recommendations address both gender integration factors and potential larger Army issues.

Pre-Integration - 2015Integration – 2016 - 2020

Steady-state Slide11

Gender integration in combat roles is not a new conceptSlide12

End State

All Army occupations and AOCs are opened to all qualified Soldiers, improved screening tools are used to place the right Soldier into the right job, clearly defined and uniformly enforced standards are in place for MOS/AOC assignment, enlisted attrition from initial accession through first term of service is significantly reduced and these conditions have yielded improved Army readiness.